Vocabulary

• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• exercise: To work out to become stronger and healthier
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• seek: To ask someone for help
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• reduction: Act of making something smaller
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• troop: Group of people
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
• point: An item to be discussed
• assistance: Act of helping someone
• announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
• balance: Instrument for weighing things
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• exchange: Sharing/directing a look, etc. at someone else
• underway: Happening now
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• long: Person's name
• main: Most important; most often used
• close: Almost; near
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• ask: To say to someone that you want something