Vocabulary

• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• chance of survival: The possibility of remaining alive, especially during a dangerous event.
• have to: Must do
• rein in: To control or limit something.
• drug cartels: Criminal organizations that control drug trafficking operations.
• wait out: To wait until the end of something, especially something unpleasant.
• meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• with the exception of: Excluding; not including.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• deal with
• cash in: To sell asset to get money back
• give in: To submit work; hand in
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• military: Army or armed forces
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• recognition: Accepting that something is true or that it exists
• account: An advantage
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• bully: a person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• speech: A formal talk to an audience
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• annihilate: To completely destroy, or get rid of, by force
• rein: Control; limitation
• nick: Person's name