Vocabulary

• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• arrive at: To reach a place, especially at the end of a journey.
• at least: As a minimum
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• connected with: Related to; associated with.
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• decline: To bend towards the ground
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• military: Army or armed forces
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• valuable: Being useful or important
• appearance: The way a person looks to others
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• extract: Essential ingredient of a natural thing
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• monopoly: Complete market control for a service or product
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• withdraw: To take money out of a bank account
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• defense: Argument in support of something
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• withdrawal: Action of pulling back or move away or backward
• mineral: Substance naturally formed in the ground
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• surgeon: A doctor who performs surgery
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• land: Region or country
• spoiler: Bar mounted on rear of fast car to stop it lifting
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• deep: Complex and important
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• terrorist: Radical who employs terror as a political weapon
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• turbulent: (Of water) moving violently and unevenly
• startling: So remarkably different or sudden as to shock
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• mine: That thing that belongs to me
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• special: Being additional or extra
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• grenade: Hand-held explosive devise
• convoy: Group of moving vehicles, e.g. of an army/navy
• sniper: Person who shoots at people from a hidden position
• sunset: Daily disappearance of the sun
• cadet: Student in a military school
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• detonate: To trigger or start an explosion
• insurgency: Armed rebellion to get rid of a government
• insurgent: Person who rebels against governing authority
• armory: Place where weapons are stored