Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• cry uncle: To admit defeat or ask for mercy; to surrender.
• regardless of
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• think on: To consider something carefully before making a decision.
• pull back: To move to a safer area; retreat
• deal with
• at that time: During a specific point in the past.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
• contradiction: Saying or showing something is not so
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• overthrow: To throw something past a certain point or person
• playbook: Notebook with diagrams of the plays of a team