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.
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• 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
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• 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
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• respect: To follow the established rules
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• cult: Small extreme religious group
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• accord: Agreement or harmony
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• coverage: Type of programs a radio or TV station broadcasts
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
• host: Mass; a great number
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• preliminary: Happening or necessary before a thing happens
• convict: Person in prison
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• unconditional: With no demands made before agreeing
• derail: (Of a train) to come off the railway tracks
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• journalism: Profession of writing or reporting news
• forfeit: To lose something as a punishment
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• hardline: Extreme and stubborn in your beliefs or opinions