Vocabulary

• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• withdraw from: To take out or remove (something) from a place or container.
• the following: Next in order or sequence.
• go towards: To move in the direction of someone or something.
• move ahead: To make progress; advance.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• for instance: As an example.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• Easier said than done: More difficult than it appears to be.
• thorny issue: A difficult or sensitive problem or question.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• such as: For example; like
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• conduct: Your behavior
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• previously: At an earlier time
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• sanction: Official support or approval
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• weapon: An advantage to help win a contest or conflict
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• enrich: To make someone or something better
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• provision: Clause in a legal document
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• engulf: To completely surround and enclose
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• northern: In or toward the north
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• distrust: Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
• thorny: Being very complex and hard to solve
• waive: To allow a rule to be ignored; dispense with
• hebrew: Ancient Semitic language now spoken in Israel
• hardline: Extreme and stubborn in your beliefs or opinions
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran