Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• shoot down: To make plane fall from sky by shooting rockets
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• until further notice: Up to an unknown time in the future when more information is given.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• evolve: To develop certain features
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• accountable: Be responsible to someone or for some activity
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• bulk: Most of something; majority of
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• rebel: Person who fights against established government
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• deviate: To do something unusual or different; depart from
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
• previously: At an earlier time
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• land: Region or country
• flexibility: The quality of being able to be bent or stretched
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• area: Amount of measured space
• rocket: Powerful engine that releases hot gases
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• happen: To take place or occur
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• keep: Large, strong tower in the middle of a castle
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• militia: Local armed forces to assist the police
• interception: Preventing something from proceeding or arriving
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• interceptor: Fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers