Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• lead to: To result in some action
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• carry out
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• upwards of: More than; at least.
• in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• close off: To block or obstruct an entrance, passage, or area.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• sail through: To complete something easily and successfully.
• in ways: In a manner or by methods that.
• have to: Must do
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• blow up: To suddenly become angry
• by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• at least: As a minimum
• bear fruit: To produce good results or success after effort.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• strike: To hit something
• circumstance: Condition or fact that affects a situation
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• blow: To move something using air
• engagement: Something you must do at a set time; appointment
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• important: Having power or authority
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• point: An item to be discussed
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• potency: Quality or state of being potent; capability
• asymmetric: Having no balance; not the same on both sides
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
• accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• unquestionably: With certainty
• ch: Abbreviation for Chapter