Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• going on: To continue doing something
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• in ruins: Reduced to a state of destruction or disrepair.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• peace talks: Discussions between representatives of opposing sides in a conflict aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution.
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• western countries: Countries generally located in Europe and North America, characterized by democratic governments and capitalist economies.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• spot: A certain place or area
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• obstacle: Object that blocks a path or course
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• desire: To wish for, hope or want something
• conduct: Your behavior
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• shame: Feeling of guilt because you did something wrong
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• land: Region or country
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• infiltrate: To enter a group, place to get secret information
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• unit: One apartment in a building
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• refute: To prove something is wrong, using facts
• defiance: Unashamed opposition or refusal to abide by rules
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• fog: Cloudy air that makes seeing things difficult
• costly: Being very expensive, often wasteful
• regiment: Large military unit of soldiers
• outnumber: To be larger than something in number
• bale: Large amount of material wrapped or tied together
• battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• scalar: Variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
• resupply: To provide someone with something you already have