Vocabulary

• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• diplomatic reception: A formal social gathering hosted by diplomats, often involving dignitaries and officials.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• as intended: In the way that was planned or meant to happen.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• second nature: A behavior that has become automatic or habitual.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• deal with
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• in check: Under control; restrained.
• talks on: To talk at length about a particular subject.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in pairs: Divided into or working as two people together.
• get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• articulate: To express something clearly using language
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• fluent: Doing something well and with ease
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
• decade: Period of 10 years
• initial: First letter of your given name
• overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
• concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
• neural: About the nerves or nervous system
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• require: To demand that someone does something
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• collaboration: Act of working with someone to complete a task
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• bilingual: Being able to speak two languages well
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• advent: First appearance of something important
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• paraphrase: Summary of another person's words
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• reception: Front desk area of an organization or building
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• assembly: Process of putting the parts of something together
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• multitude: Large number of people or things; crowd
• terminology: Specific words and expressions used in a field
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• choose: To select; decide between several possibilities
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• armageddon: Scene of the final battle at the end of the world
• shorten: To make something, e.g. a skirt, shorter