Vocabulary

• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• come before: To happen or exist earlier in time than something else.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• have to: Must do
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• traumatic: Causing upsetting emotional effects over time
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• military: Army or armed forces
• consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• scramble: To cause war planes to take off quickly
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• defense: Argument in support of something
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
• strengthen: To make something stronger
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• daily: Happening every day
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• compulsory: Required by the rules; that you cannot avoid doing
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
• bipartisan: Supported by both sides
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• conscription: Compulsory military service
• party: Social event often with food, drinks and dancing
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• accustom: To make someone or something become used to something.
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock