Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• deal with
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• at least: As a minimum
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• to order: To give an instruction or command.
• aside from
• beg the question: To assume the conclusion in one's argument; to use a premise that is the same as the conclusion you are trying to prove.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• breaks down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• going on: To continue doing something
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• put back: To return something to the proper place
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• through with: Having had enough (of trouble); wanting to stop
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• speed up: To move more quickly
• for instance: As an example.
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• instance: An example of something; case
• amount: Quantity of something
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• stunning: Causing amazement, e.g. because so very good
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• implement: To start to do something you plan to do
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• financial: Involving money
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• military: Army or armed forces
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• validate: To show to be officially correct or allowable
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• stalemate: Situation where neither side can make progress
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• unleashed: To release or let an animal go
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids