Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• play down: To say something is not as bad as you think it is
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• carry out
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• strike: To hit something
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• huge: Very very large
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• assessment: Conclusion, opinion formed after due consideration
• defense: Argument in support of something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• anniversary: Date occuring every year of a past event, wedding
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• resurgence: A rise again as to new life and vigor
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns