Vocabulary

• cut through: To pass or go directly through something, often overcoming an obstacle.
• pitch up: To arrive or appear at a place, sometimes unexpectedly.
• care for: To want or desire a thing
• get behind: To support or encourage.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• strip of: A long, narrow piece of something.
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• constant presence: A state of being continually present.
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• constant: Happening frequently or without pause
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• urge: A strong desire for something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• military: Army or armed forces
• pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
• authority: The power to give orders to people
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• refugee: Person forced to leave their home e.g. due to war
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• leave: To go away from; depart
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• verbal: Concerning verbs
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• petition: Request to an authority to change something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• land: Region or country
• administrative: Concerning managing an organization
• demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
• prohibit: To make something impossible
• turf: Grass or a grass-like surface
• demolition: Act or state of being destroyed or torn down
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation