Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in terms of
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at least: As a minimum
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• on target: Achieving the desired results or goals; accurate.
• set up
• slow in: Being late or delayed in doing something.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• shoot down: To make plane fall from sky by shooting rockets
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• deal with
• pick it up: To lift something from a surface.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• stand back: To move away from something, usually to create space or avoid danger.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• strike: To hit something
• overwhelm: To defeat something or someone completely
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• military: Army or armed forces
• cruise: To easily achieve
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• section: A part of a whole
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• convention: Official agreement between two or more countries
• inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• framework: Skeleton structure of a building or construction
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• array: A regular order or arrangement of things
• alarm: Sound or light used for a warning or alert
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• irritate: To disturb, anger, or upset someone
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• dutch: Concerning the culture and people of Holland
• multitude: Large number of people or things; crowd
• strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• diplomat: Person representing their government overseas
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• unit: One apartment in a building
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree
• come: To arrive at a place
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• call: A order or request for action
• blister: To form a painful spot on the skin after rubbing
• patriot: Person who loves and defends their own country
• package: Box or container items are placed in for mailing
• tow: Pulling another vehicle; being pulled thus
• ratify: To formally accept something, such as a law
• warhead: Part of the missile that contains the explosive
• calibre: Degree or grade of excellence or worth
• mach: Unit that expresses the speed of an airplane