Vocabulary

• talking through: To discuss something thoroughly in order to reach a decision or understanding.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• have to: Must do
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• variety: Particular type of thing or person
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• role: Character played by an actor
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• internal: Being or happening in the body
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• act: To behave in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• reasonable: Being somewhat good, but not great
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• internally: On or from the inside
• politic: Careful what you say; diplomatic
• indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• faction: Group within a larger group, with a different aim
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces