Vocabulary

• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• hammer out: To reach an agreement or solution after a long or difficult discussion or negotiation.
• with all due respect: A polite phrase used to express disagreement or criticism.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• peace talks: Discussions between representatives of opposing sides in a conflict aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution.
• deal to: To give or inflict something, often harm or punishment.
• have to: Must do
• concern about: To worry about something.
• under way: Having started and in progress; in motion or operation.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• commitment: Permanent love or concern for person, thing
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• ditch: To abandon or give up a plan, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• dawn: First light of day
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• lavish: To use or give a lot of something
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• scrap: To fight with someone
• coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
• accord: Agreement or harmony
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• schedule: A list of events and their times
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• abrupt: Very sudden, often in a bad way
• burn: To destroy with fire
• militant: Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
• reply: Answer to someone's question
• derail: (Of a train) to come off the railway tracks
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• lament: Song or poem that expresses great sadness
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• rock: To be greatly upset by something, e.g. a death
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• forfeit: To lose something as a punishment
• house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
• white: Person's name
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• hardline: Extreme and stubborn in your beliefs or opinions
• bravo: Shouted to express approval, e.g. of a performance