Vocabulary

• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• come onto: To approach someone with romantic intentions
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• at odds: In a state of conflict or disagreement
• have to: Must do
• come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• financial: Involving money
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• point: An item to be discussed
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• rogue: Being corrupt, dangerous, or uncontrollable
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• overtime: Extra time in a sports game