Vocabulary

• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• have to: Must do
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• going on: To continue doing something
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• at least: As a minimum
• of old: From a long time ago; in the past.
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• at each other's throats: Arguing angrily and aggressively with one another.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
• next to: Being located along side another
• on paper: In theory or as a plan, but not necessarily in reality.
• turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• called off: To cancel or stop planning an activity or event
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• wind down: To become quiet or calm, after activity
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• sit down: To take a seat
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• strike: To hit something
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• address: Exact street location of a place
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• important: Having power or authority
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• great: Very good; better than before
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• bush: A wooden plant that is smaller than a tree
• crucially: To an extremely important or necessary degree
• oversight: A mistake; something you forget to do
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• pact: Agreement between people or countries
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• memorandum: Brief note or message left for another person
• insurgency: Armed rebellion to get rid of a government
• munition: Military weapons such as guns, bullets, and bombs
• militarily: As regards the military