Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• shoot down: To make plane fall from sky by shooting rockets
• have to: Must do
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• in short supply: Not available in sufficient quantity; scarce.
• deal with
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in play: In a state of being actively involved in a game or activity.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• extended period: A long duration of time.
• scenario: An imagined sequence of events in a plan/project
• sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• consider: To think carefully about something
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• strike: To hit something
• atmosphere: Air around us
• gratitude: Warm friendly feelings of thanks
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• afford: To make available, to provide
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• defense: Argument in support of something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• act: To behave in a certain way
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• dismantle: To take something apart in an organized way
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• burn: To destroy with fire
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• procure: To get something, by making an effort
• shortfall: Failure to meet an expectation or amount needed
• interception: Preventing something from proceeding or arriving
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• interceptor: Fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft