Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• aim at: To point or direct something, such as a weapon, towards a target.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• order in: To request food from a restaurant to be delivered to one's home or other location.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• such as: For example; like
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• military: Army or armed forces
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• require: To demand that someone does something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• defense: Argument in support of something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• coalition: Union of separate political parties
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• business: A company formed for making profit
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• escalation: An increase in severity
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• analytic: Of the process of detailed reasoning
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer