Vocabulary

• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• amount: Quantity of something
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• conduct: Your behavior
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• document: Official (printed) record that gives information
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• land: Region or country
• liability: Something that is owed to someone else, e.g. debt
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• prohibit: To make something impossible
• biblical: Concerning the bible
• compile: To put programming data into a computer
• renew: To make something stronger, fresher, or like new
• annexation: Incorporation of land from a country
• settler: Person going to live in an uninhabited region
• birthright: Privilege or property you have from birth
• statehood: Condition of being an independent state or country