Vocabulary

• zone in: To focus attention or effort completely on something.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at least: As a minimum
• light on: To illuminate something.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• emerged as: To become known or apparent; to come forth as.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• to no avail: Without success; having no effect.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• quick question: A brief and simple inquiry.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• shed: Small building used for storage
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
• stumble: Failing to do something well, e.g. giving a speech
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• irrational: Not sensible or reasonable; illogical
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• proceed: To continue to do something; carry on
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• defense: Argument in support of something
• important: Having power or authority
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• violate: To abuse, damage or disrespect
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• escalation: An increase in severity
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• close: Almost; near
• avail: To make use of an opportunity or an advantage
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• mistrust: To feel that you cannot trust someone or something