Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• coming and going: The activity of people arriving and departing from a place.
• set aside: To reject or throw away, e.g. an idea
• going on: To continue doing something
• for the foreseeable: Referring to a time period that can be predicted or expected in the near future.
• facing off: To oppose one another (often in sports)
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• make a move: To take action; to initiate something.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• military: Army or armed forces
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• elderly: Being very old
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• indignant: Annoyed because of something you feel is unfair
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• complain: To say something is wrong and should be changed
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• live: To be alive
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• foreseeable: That can be predicted in the future
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area