Vocabulary

• set up
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• have to: Must do
• in terms of
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• work through: To deal with something systematically until it is completed
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• talks on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• at least: As a minimum
• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• trash talk: Insulting or boastful speech intended to demoralize, intimidate, or humiliate someone, especially an opponent.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• at the minimum: Not less than the smallest amount or number.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• in peace: In a state of tranquility, without disturbance or conflict.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• spiral out: To decline or deteriorate rapidly and uncontrollably.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• basket case: A person who is completely unable to function normally, especially because of emotional problems.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• for the benefit: In order to help or be useful to someone or something.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• proper: Correct according to social or moral rules
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
• 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
• foundation: Base or important starting point
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• require: To demand that someone does something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• permanently: For a long time; always
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• respond: To answer something or someone
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• escalation: An increase in severity
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state