Vocabulary

• choke off: To suppress or stop something, often by force or other means.
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• align: To arrange (e.g. objects) in line with one another
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• respond: To answer something or someone
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• warrant: Official authorization for some action or decision
• link: Any one of the rings that are part of a chain
• quiet: Hidden, or done in a private way
• sail: To travel across water in a boat or a ship
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• long: Person's name
• close: Almost; near
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods