Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• bring down: To destroy (government, etc.) forcefully
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hit back: To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
• in terms of
• sit down: To take a seat
• talk through: To discuss something thoroughly.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• pin down: To force someone to clarify their opinion
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• called off: To cancel or stop planning an activity or event
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• in arms: Bearing weapons; ready for or engaged in fighting.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• add on: To attach or include something extra.
• fall apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at this moment in time: Referring to the present moment or current time.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• venue: Place, area where an event is held or takes place
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• part: Division of a book
• diplomat: Person representing their government overseas
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• nick: Person's name
• reconstruction: Process of rebuilding or improving structures