Vocabulary

• peace talks: Discussions between representatives of opposing sides in a conflict aimed at reaching a peaceful resolution.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• in exchange for: Given or done as an equivalent or substitute for.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• explain away: To attempt to remove doubt or blame by explanation.
• for the rest: Concerning the remaining people or things.
• on that score: Regarding that particular point or aspect.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• at least: As a minimum
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• spectacular: Impressive or out of the ordinary
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• military: Army or armed forces
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• moderate: To host a meeting or panel discussion
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• plummet: To fall quickly, as from the sky
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• bitter: Feeling angry and sad over something
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• director: Senior person who manages part of an organization
• chain: To feel to be bound or tied to
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• postpone: To schedule for a later time
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• part: Division of a book
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• escalation: An increase in severity
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• daisy: Small, white flower that has a yellow center
• pre: A prefix meaning 'before'
• centigrade: A unit of temperature