Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• deal with
• turn on
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• snap back: To recover quickly from an illness, disappointment, or other setback.
• off the table: No longer being considered or discussed.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• of a kind: Unique; not like anything else
• feel the pinch: Experience financial difficulties or economic pressure.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• sustainable: Capable of continuing for a long time
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• hangover: Ill feeling from drinking too much alcohol
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• theme: An main or dominant idea, motif
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• element: Essential or particular part of something
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• pinch: A very small amount of something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• sector: Part that a place is divided into
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• extension: Addition to something, e.g. a house
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• gasoline: Liquid we put in cars to make them run
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• gallon: Unit of liquid equal to 4 US quarts (3.785 liters)