Vocabulary

• such as: For example; like
• in terms of
• set up
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• from the hip: Without careful thought; spontaneously or impulsively.
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• shooting from the hip: Speaking or acting without careful thought.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• for the foreseeable: Referring to a time period that can be predicted or expected in the near future.
• in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
• out of time: Having no more time available to do something.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• vague: Not clearly stated or expressed; rough; unclear
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strike: To hit something
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• military: Army or armed forces
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• assertive: Being confident and sure of yourself
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• absence: State of not being present, or not existing
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• sole: The part of your foot which touches the ground
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• mistake: Something done wrong/calculated wrong; error
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• flashpoint: Sudden point when disagreement emerges