Vocabulary

• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• in terms of
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• except that: But; with the exception that.
• at least: As a minimum
• best of both worlds: A situation combining two desirable but usually separate features.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• in private: Not in public; in a place where other people cannot see or hear you
• cut both ways: To have both positive and negative effects; to affect both sides of an argument or situation.
• in the extreme: To a very great degree; extremely.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• instinct: Natural way of thinking; intuition
• trait: A particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behavior
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• extreme: Very great in degree
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• consider: To think carefully about something
• reward: To give something because of someone's good work
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• stake: Share/interest in the success of a business, etc.
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• private: Being away from others and quiet
• premium: Having a higher than normal quality
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• regulate: To control something with rules or laws
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• utility: Public services such as gas, water, or electricity
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• quarter: 25 cents
• defense: Argument in support of something
• indispensable: Being essential and hard to live without
• regulation: Act of controlling something with rules or orders
• important: Having power or authority
• fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• traditional: Involved in a custom or event common to a people
• steel: Very strong or determined character in a person
• evaluation: Judgment about the value or condition of something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• business: A company formed for making profit
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• buildup: Making people feel excited about some new event
• geopolitic: Study of relationship among politics and geography