Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• dispose of: To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away.
• deal with
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• before long: Soon; in a short time.
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• to arms: A call to take up weapons and fight.
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• core: To take out the central section of a fruit
• actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• pivotal: Having a lot of importance
• spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• criminal: Involving illegal activity; relating to crime
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
• tan: A light brown color
• drug: Illegal substance taken for effect on the mind
• plant: Factory or a place where things are made
• dispose: To get rid of by throwing away
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• dent: Place on a car, etc. where it has been pushed in
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• unit: One apartment in a building
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
• outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
• polarization: Condition of having two opposites
• soy: Food substance made from soya beans
• erupt: To begin doing something or happen suddenly
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• town: Small city
• enter: To start a career or an education
• lawyer: Professional who helps people with the law
• month: One of 12 28-31 day periods in the year
• turnaround: Unloading/loading/servicing plane for return trip
• cacao: Dark beans that are the basis of chocolate
• detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
• guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
• amazon: Mainly green tropical American parrots
• hometown: Town (or city) where you grew up or where you live
• se: South-east
• son: Male child; friendly way of addressing a boy
• colombia: A republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language
• fuego: A volcano in south central Guatemala
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine
• hoy: Flat-bottom boat for carrying heavy loads