Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• have to: Must do
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• on to: Toward something; forward
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• walk away: To leave a situation, especially a difficult or unpleasant one.
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• turn on
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• light on: To illuminate something.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• at play here: Having an influence or effect in a particular situation.
• border on: To be very similar to; come very close to
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• cross it: To cancel or eliminate something from a list or plan.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• drill down: To examine something in detail; to analyze deeply.
• hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• such as: For example; like
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• amount: Quantity of something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• influence: To affect or change something indirectly
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• genocide: Deliberate destruction of a group of people
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• land: Region or country
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• massacre: Killing of a large number of people
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• militia: Local armed forces to assist the police
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation