Vocabulary

• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the club: Being a member of a group or organization.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• walk back: To retract or reverse a previous statement or position.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• deal with
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
• strength: Condition of being strong
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• conservative: (Of an estimate, price) set fairly low
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• grip: To hold someone's interest
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• century: Period of 100 years
• proud: Very good; worthy of making one pleased
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• great: Very good; better than before
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• membership: Being a member of a group; joining a group
• transatlantic: Going across the Atlantic Ocean
• wartime: Period of time when there is armed conflict