Vocabulary

• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• urge: A strong desire for something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• consumption: The act of buying and using products
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• shift: To change in position or direction
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• leave: To go away from; depart
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• defense: Argument in support of something
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• clash: To have a disagreement or fight over something
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• loom: To appear in a large, unclear, or threatening form
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
• plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• bloody: Covered or spotted with blood on the surface
• unable: Not being able to do something