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)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• 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
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• blow: To move something using air
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• likelihood: Chance that something might happen
• leave: To go away from; depart
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• tight: Showing anxiety or anger; tense
• sanction: Official support or approval
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• provision: Clause in a legal document
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• engulf: To completely surround and enclose
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• reiterate: To say something again for further emphasis
• distrust: Feeling of having no faith in a person/thing
• waive: To allow a rule to be ignored; dispense with
• hardline: Extreme and stubborn in your beliefs or opinions
• unanswered: Was not answered
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran