| A | B |
| Uninhabited | not lived in by people |
| Potentially | capable of becoming real : possible |
| Threatening | to say that you will harm someone or do something unpleasant or unwanted |
| Determination | a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult |
| Territorial | of or relating to land or water that is owned or controlled by a government |
| Economic | relating to the process or system by which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought |
| Compromise | a way of reaching agreement in which each person or group gives up something that was wanted in order to end an argument or dispute |
| Strategic | of or relating to a general plan that is created to achieve a goal in war, politics, etc., usually over a long period of time |
| Unrest | a situation in which many of the people in a country are angry and hold protests or act violently |
| economic sanctions | any actions taken by one nation or group of nations to harm the economy of another nation or group, often to force a political change |
| curbing | to control or limit (something) |
| laid off | fired from a job |
| entrepreneur | a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money |
| step up the pressure | increase the pressure |