Vocabulary

• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• have to: Must do
• on to: Toward something; forward
• in terms of
• heat up: To become warmer; to make something warmer.
• get onto: To board or mount a vehicle, such as a bus, train, or bicycle.
• keep the peace: To maintain order and prevent conflict or disturbance.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
• in ruins: Reduced to a state of destruction or disrepair.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• significantly: In a way that is important or noticeable
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• respond: To answer something or someone
• role: Character played by an actor
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• land: Region or country
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
• bin: Type of container, usually for trash
• live: To be alive
• makeup: Substance put on the face to make you look pretty
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
• muslim: Of or relating to Islam
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• officer: Person of high position in an organization
• reconstruction: Process of rebuilding or improving structures
• stabilization: Making something stable, e.g. body's condition
• sheikh: (In the Muslim or Arab world) a prince or leader