Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• at least: As a minimum
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• walk down: To walk along or down something.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• come for: To arrive to collect someone or something.
• have to: Must do
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• military: Army or armed forces
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• pregnant: Carrying your unborn baby inside you
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• due: When something is required or expected
• civilization: A highly developed society
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• leave: To go away from; depart
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• react: To change when mixing with other chemicals
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• industrial: Concerning making things in factories
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• postpone: To schedule for a later time
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• area: Amount of measured space
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
• patriotic: Having a great love for your country
• maternity: For or relating to the time of having a baby
• nearby: Close to where you are
• death: When someone dies; the end of life
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• impossible: (Child, etc.) very annoying
• equip: To provide with necessary materials or skills
• grenade: Hand-held explosive devise
• bombardment: Act of dropping bombs on a place
• heartbeat: Beat of your heart
• shrapnel: Small metal pieces from an exploding bomb
• frontline: Front, especially one between military positions
• mobilization: (Of army) act of getting ready for action
• plywood: Building material made of layers of wood