Vocabulary

• at stake: At risk; that can be lost if something is not successful
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• go hand in hand: Two things closely related or connected, usually occurring together.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• step back: To move backwards; to move away from something.
• go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• coincidence: Occurrence by chance, not design or planned
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• occasion: Significant or important event or function
• conduct: Your behavior
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• military: Army or armed forces
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• deprive: To deny someone access to or take away something
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• important: Having power or authority
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• allegation: Accusation against someone (often in court)
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• come: To arrive at a place
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• chatter: To talk a lot in a casual manner
• entirety: State of being complete
• bale: Large amount of material wrapped or tied together
• downgrade: To rate lower; to lower in value or esteem
• oft: Many times; at short intervals
• southwestern: From the south west