Vocabulary

• go back to: To return to a starting point
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• inside of: Within; in the inner part of.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• set back: To cost someone, often a large amount
• at least: As a minimum
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• military: Army or armed forces
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• previously: At an earlier time
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• analysis: Careful study to better understand something
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• proposal: Act of asking someone to marry you
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• great: Very good; better than before
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• elevate: To make something higher
• historical: Connected with the past
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
• fresh: Clean; not used or dirty
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• close: Almost; near
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• pass: Act of giving a ball to another player in a sport
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
• clique: Close group of people who tend to exclude others
• school: Large group of fish that swim together
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• anaconda: Large snake of tropical South America
• beck: Poetic mountain stream; brook