Vocabulary

• on duty
• due to: Because of; owing to
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• from hunger: Motivated or caused by a state of hunger.
• at gunpoint: Forced or threatened with a gun.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• military: Army or armed forces
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• huge: Very very large
• aid: To help others and provide things
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• due: When something is required or expected
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• pity: Feeling very sorry for someone, e.g. in trouble
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• malnutrition: Not having enough to eat, or having a poor diet
• staff: Employees of a company
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• warehouse: Large building for storing goods, e.g. grain
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• comply: To obey; follow a rule, another's wishes etc.
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• mount: To attach something to something else
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• area: Amount of measured space
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• plea: Response given by a person charged with a crime
• give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• grotesque: Extremely different from what is normal/expected
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• displacement: Number of liters a petrol engine has
• appal: To feel shock or distress at something terrible
• handcuff: Police object used to restrain hands of criminals