Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in terms of
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• with distinction: Achieving a high level of academic or professional success; with exceptional merit.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• wrap up: To complete something, such as a film or project
• have to: Must do
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• off target: Not accurate or not hitting the intended point.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• assumption: Something you believe to be so, but aren't sure of
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• interrupt: To stop something from happening for a while
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• defense: Argument in support of something
• important: Having power or authority
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• entail: To have as a necessary part or result
• focal: (Of a point) being the main or important one
• defer: To hold back to a later time
• homeland: Country where you were born
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• enrichment: Making someone's life richer
• authorization: Giving approval by virtue of your authority