Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• at least: As a minimum
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• make peace: To end a state of conflict or war by agreeing to peaceful terms.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• basket case: A person who is completely unable to function normally, especially because of emotional problems.
• perceptions of: Ideas, beliefs, or images you have as a result of how you see or understand something.
• such as: For example; like
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• huge: Very very large
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
• surround: To be all the way around something
• great: Very good; better than before
• land: Region or country
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• submarine: Ship that travels above and below the sea
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• renewable: Being able to be replaced naturally
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• evade: To avoid being captured; avoid answering
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• reconstruction: Process of rebuilding or improving structures
• yuan: Unit of money in China