Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• stand with: To support or defend someone or something.
• take revenge: To inflict harm in return for an injury or wrong done to oneself or another.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• to pieces: Broken into many small parts.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• to the day: Exactly on the date specified, without any difference.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• come under fire: To be subjected to criticism or attack.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• the bottom line: The most important thing; the essential point.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• on the verge of: Very near to doing or experiencing something.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• carry out
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
• virtually: In an almost complete or entire manner
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• military: Army or armed forces
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• blast: To attack someone with words
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• seek: To ask someone for help
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• aid: To help others and provide things
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• distribution: Dividing or spreading out to others
• revenge: Getting back at someone by hurting them back
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• coordination: When parts of your body work well together
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• partially: In part; in some degree; not wholly
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• daily: Happening every day
• occurrence: Specific instance of something happening
• verge: Brink or threshold
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• ambush: Act of lying in wait to attack by surprise
• mount: To attach something to something else
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• line: Border that divides two places or regions
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• shrapnel: Small metal pieces from an exploding bomb
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock