Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• knock on: To strike a door or window to attract attention.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• have to: Must do
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the brink of: Very near to experiencing something, usually something unpleasant.
• zoom in on: To adjust a camera or lens to make a subject appear closer.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• go on: To continue doing something
• close down: To shut an operation, company, shop
• get up to: To do something slightly naughty
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• push around: To treat badly; force to do what you want; bully
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• in terms of
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• supposedly: As some people believe (shows you doubt it)
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• point: An item to be discussed
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• land: Region or country
• space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area