Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• at gunpoint: Forced or threatened with a gun.
• on the phone: Talking on the telephone.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• in the ground: Located within or beneath the surface of the earth.
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• from hunger: Motivated or caused by a state of hunger.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• going on: To continue doing something
• concern about: To worry about something.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• on duty
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• urge: A strong desire for something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• famine: Long-lasting period of little food in an area
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• queue: Line of people or cars waiting for something
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• communication: Talking to people; giving information to people
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• staff: Employees of a company
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• critically: As part of the process of judging something
• breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• siege: Surrounding an enemy to prevent them getting food
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• central: Being in the middle
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• fare: Money people pay to travel on buses, taxis, boats
• flour: Powder made from a grain used in cooking
• starvation: Extreme hunger; death from lack of food
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• hunger: Strong desire or need
• renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
• midnight: 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
• defence: The process of protecting something from attack
• appal: To feel shock or distress at something terrible
• handcuff: Police object used to restrain hands of criminals