Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• daily grind
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• land with: To bring an aircraft down to the ground.
• energy sources: Materials or processes that can produce energy.
• constant battle: A continuous and persistent struggle or conflict.
• daily reality: The experiences and conditions of everyday life.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• such as: For example; like
• make up: To invent or create a story
• at least: As a minimum
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• extreme: Very great in degree
• strike: To hit something
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• agriculture: The science of farming
• yield: To bend or break because of a strong force
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• annual: Happening once a year, or every year
• defense: Argument in support of something
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• important: Having power or authority
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• harvest: Gathering crops from the fields; the crops
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• injury: Physical or emotional harm or damage
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• daily: Happening every day
• spur: To make your horse go faster
• quit: To leave a job
• land: Region or country
• hamper: to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• millennium: Period of time that lasts one thousand years
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• reclaim: To get back something that was lost; recover
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• live: To be alive
• touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
• extensively: Very much or often; to a large degree