Vocabulary

• came into effect: To become operative or valid
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in effect: In reality; in practice; virtually
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• process: To organize and use data in a computer
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• momentum: Speed or force that is gained when something moves
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• aid: To help others and provide things
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• string: To tie or connect things together with a thread
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• cement: Building material made from gray powder, water
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• important: Having power or authority
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• torrential: (Of rain) falling very fast and in great quantity
• govern: To officially control land and make policies
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• mediator: Person helping others to reach an agreement
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• upend: To overturn or turn up on end
• chairman: A man in charge of a meeting
• colonialism: System in which a country controls a colony
• stabilization: Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
• unanswered: Was not answered