Vocabulary

• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• account: An advantage
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• sovereign: King, queen, emperor etc. of a country
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• great: Very good; better than before
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• historic: (Of past event) having an effect on future; famous
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• entitle: To make you eligible to hold a title
• agreement: Sharing the same opinion or reach a decision
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• southern: Concerning a region in the south
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• presidential: Concerning the president
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• friendship: Feeling of liking someone; good relationship
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers