Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• aid: To help others and provide things
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• previously: At an earlier time
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• shell: Hard outer cover of an egg, fruit, nut, or seed
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• part: Division of a book
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• escalator: Moving electrical stairway in public buildings
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• prefix: Part of a word added to the front, e.g. UNhappy
• kidnap: To take someone and demand money to return them
• bombing: To attack with explosives