Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• on the rise: Increasing; becoming more popular or common.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• turn back: To stop and move backward on some issue
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in secret: Done or kept in a way that is not known or seen by others.
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• set up
• being driven by: Currently being motivated or controlled by a particular factor or force.
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• once and for all: Completely and finally; decisively.
• offensive to: Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed.
• have to: Must do
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• aside from
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• stay up: To not go to bed until late
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• decade: Period of 10 years
• autonomy: The power to make independent decisions
• military: Army or armed forces
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• huge: Very very large
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• aid: To help others and provide things
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• minority: Group that is smaller and different from the rest
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• coup: Successful taking over of a thing; sudden success
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• traditionally: Something done in a customary, traditional manner
• expend: To use a lot of something, such as time or energy