Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• military installations: Multiple military bases or facilities.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• sound bite: A short extract from a recorded interview or speech, used for broadcast.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• such as: For example; like
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• charged with: To be officially accused of something
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• exploit: To selfishly take advantage of or treat badly
• military: Army or armed forces
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• person: Man, woman or child
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• area: Amount of measured space
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• militant: Using strong forceful methods to achieve a goal
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• simultaneous: Happening at exactly the same time as another
• jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
• judicial: Concerning the orders and laws of a court
• peaceful: In a calm and quiet state
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• insurgent: Person who rebels against governing authority
• policeman: Male police officer