Vocabulary

• set up
• in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• back then: At that time in the past.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• listen in: To secretly listen to a conversation.
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• in progress: Currently taking place or being done; not yet completed.
• stand down: To end a state of readiness, e.g. for war
• deal with
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• strike: To hit something
• inevitably: (Happening) with complete certainty
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• military: Army or armed forces
• prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
• plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• hemisphere: One half of a rounded, ball-like object
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• observe: To celebrate a particular holiday/religious event
• nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
• plunge: (Of prices, hopes etc.) to decrease very quickly
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
• soil: Conditions in which something develops
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• preparation: Cream or substance applied onto the skin
• lick: To pass the tongue along something, e.g. ice cream
• relic: Valuable, ancient thing or work of art
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• fusion: Combining various things to make something new
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• hydrogen: Lightest of all chemical elements
• descendant: Family member from generations following you
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• covert: Hidden; secret
• possibility: Something with a chance of happening or being true
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• underway: Happening now
• fallout: Radioactive particles after a nuclear explosion
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• thaw: When ice melts because of increased warmth
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• elevation: Height of a place
• station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
• island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
• caribbean: Concerning the culture and people of Caribbean
• bunker: Section of a golf course that contains sand
• room: All of the people inside a particular room
• year: Unit of time equal to 12 months or 365 or 366 days
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
• cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
• bloc: People or nations with similar political aims
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• papa: Another word for father