Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• at least: As a minimum
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• next to: Being located along side another
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• stand by: To keep to an agreement
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• in the interim: During the intervening period of time.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• facing off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• not accessible: Unable to be reached or entered; unavailable.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• imperative: The state of demanding notice or attention
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• aid: To help others and provide things
• fellow: Man or a boy
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• misery: Thing that causes unhappiness
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• fundamentally: In a basic and important way
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• legislation: Act or process of writing and passing laws
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• predictable: Capable of being guessed before it happens
• siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• incremental: Happening or growing bit by bit over time
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• incompatible: Not able to get on, be used together
• widely: To a large degree; over a large range
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• clinic: Local medical center; department of a hospital
• happen: To take place or occur
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• tent: Portable cloth shelter used outdoors for camping
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• dead: Not alive
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• endowment: Natural ability or quality
• wake: To cause to become more energetic or attentive
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• interim: Acting or being used for a limited period of time
• bombardment: Act of dropping bombs on a place
• shrapnel: Small metal pieces from an exploding bomb
• mutilation: Injury that causes disfigurement
• infusion: Extraction of materials by soaking in liquids
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour