Vocabulary

• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• going on: To continue doing something
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• deal with
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• strike: To hit something
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• require: To demand that someone does something
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• respect: To follow the established rules
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• delusional: Suffering false beliefs based on little evidence
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• fill: To make something full
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• standoff: a situation in which no agreement can be reached
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• cooperate: To work together with, to assist someone
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• underway: Happening now
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• live: To be alive
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• projectile: Something thrown or fired at a target
• constrain: To make someone do something by strong persuasion
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
• reconstruction: Process of rebuilding or improving structures