Vocabulary

• along with: In addition to; together with.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• city center: The central part of a city, especially the main business or commercial area.
• from the first: From the very beginning.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• aside from
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• economic collapse: A severe and prolonged downturn in economic activity.
• out of action: Not working or able to be used.
• at least: As a minimum
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• express: To send something by fast mail
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• precise: (Of language details etc.) Very accurate and exact
• conduct: Your behavior
• precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
• military: Army or armed forces
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• cruise: To easily achieve
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• frequently: Often; regularly
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• medium: Method of expressing ideas or feelings
• defense: Argument in support of something
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• delegation: A group of people sent as representatives
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• strategically: In a strategic or carefully worked out way
• believe: To think or accept that something is true
• cripple: To hurt and make useless
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• long: Person's name
• stealth: Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• useless: Having no use; incapable of functioning properly
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• interception: Preventing something from proceeding or arriving
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• mhz: Short for 'megahertz'