Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• going on: To continue doing something
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• metro area: A densely populated urban area and its surrounding suburbs, economically and socially integrated.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• up in the air: Not yet decided or resolved; uncertain.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• shore up: To support to stop it bursting/being ruined
• aside from
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• allow for: To take into consideration
• have to: Must do
• every single night: Each and every night; without exception.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• come out with: To go out with someone on a date
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• current: Electricity flowing through wires
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• military: Army or armed forces
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• nefarious: Extremely wicked
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• delegate: Person attending a meeting
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• definitive: Clear and leaving no further question
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• blink: To close and open one or both of the eyes rapidly
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• supervision: Act or process of watching, directing a task
• area: Amount of measured space
• aerial: Being done, living or seen in the air
• balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
• come: To arrive at a place
• briefing: To give information and instructions in a meeting
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
• disclose: To make once private information public
• agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• congressman: Member of the US House of Representatives
• copycat: Someone who copies the words/behavior of another
• miller: Someone who grinds grain into flour