Vocabulary

• rule in: To make an official decision in favor of someone in a legal case.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• at the hands of: By the agency or through the actions of.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• on the ropes: In a very bad situation; close to defeat or failure.
• break out
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in cahoots: Secretly working together, often for dishonest purposes.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• deal with
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• going on: To continue doing something
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• have to: Must do
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• military: Army or armed forces
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• communist: Believer in communism
• era: Period characterized by particular events, people
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• retreat: Act of a force moving back from a winning enemy
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• century: Period of 100 years
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• exert: To make something have an effect on something else
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• imperial: Of an empire or an emperor
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• occupation: A career or regular job
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• rule: Something that is normal and usually happens
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• allegiance: Loyalty
• part: Division of a book
• theater: Place where plays or movies are seen
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• pearl: Person's name
• aggressively: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• dynasty: Family that controls a country for a long time
• officially: According to what is stated by an authority figure
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• uprising: Rebellion; fight against an authority
• provisional: Temporary and subject to certain conditions
• unify: To bring or join together into one
• history: Established pattern or record
• overthrow: To throw something past a certain point or person
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• politically: In connection with government, elections etc.
• scaffold: To build on previous information or knowledge
• warlord: Military leader having civil power, as during war
• yuan: Unit of money in China