Vocabulary

• on to: Toward something; forward
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• amounted to: To have reached a total of; to be equal to.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• have to: Must do
• break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• dropping out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• check out
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• resentment: Feeling of anger because of unfair treatment
• detrimental: Harmful
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• military: Army or armed forces
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• brew: A beer; a drink of beer
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• comfort: To try to make distressed person feel better
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• slash: Line ( / ) used in writing
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• remorse: Sense of guilt for something bad you did
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• predecessor: Something that comes before another in a series
• trustworthy: Honest and reliable
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• colonial: Of a system where one country controls another
• treaty: An agreement between nations
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• bilateral: Involving two groups of people or two countries
• colonize: To take control over place and live there
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• examination: (Medical) test to find out what is wrong
• boycott: To not buy a product for moral reasons
• long: Person's name
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• contention: Having the possibility of winning
• pact: Agreement between people or countries
• lag: Delay between two events
• dram: Unit of weight equal to an eighth of an ounce