Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• regardless of
• humanly possible: Within the limits of what a person can achieve.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at random
• board member: A person who serves on the board of directors of a company or organization.
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
• set off: To start a journey
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• long weekend: An extended weekend that includes an extra day off, such as a public holiday.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• in honor of: To show respect and admiration for someone or something.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• everyday people: Ordinary or common people, without special status or wealth.
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• come up to: To meet expectations
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• sarcastic: Being rude and critical
• military: Army or armed forces
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• blast: To attack someone with words
• crowd: To force too many things, people into
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• vicinity: Surrounding or nearby region; proximity
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
• randomly: With no pattern or clear purpose; by chance
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• discriminate: To distinguish the differences between things
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• shot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• attend: To take care of someone in need
• marathon: Lasting for a long time
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• arena: Place to watch sports, performances, entertainment
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• know: To be familiar with a person or place, thing
• wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
• nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• happen: To take place or occur
• plane: An airplane
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• shrapnel: Small metal pieces from an exploding bomb
• detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
• foyer: Lobby or welcoming area of a building
• junta: Military group that seized control of a country