Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• go on: To continue doing something
• have to: Must do
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• in charge: To be responsible for
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• on the back foot: In a disadvantaged or defensive position.
• set up
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• white elephant: A possession that is unwanted by its owner, but is expensive to keep or difficult to dispose of.
• pay back: To return money or a favor
• past it: No longer capable or effective due to age or declining condition.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• up and running: Fully operational; functioning correctly.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on the market: Available for sale.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• at a loss
• wheel out: To introduce or present something or someone.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• move beyond: To go past or exceed a limit, boundary, or set of expectations.
• in key: Singing or playing notes correctly according to the musical key.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• secret of: The key or hidden information that explains something.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• over the way: Located nearby or close by, often across the road.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• pile up: To put things on top of each other to form a pile
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• metaphor: Imaginative use of words to reveal a similarity
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• financial: Involving money
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• military: Army or armed forces
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• reunification: State of putting separate things together again
• chess: Game of mental strategy for two players
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• checkmate: When you lose at chess if your king cannot escape