Vocabulary

• as well as: Also; in addition to
• put up with: To suffer (a difficult thing) without complaining
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• blood and guts: Very violent or graphic, showing or describing serious injury.
• on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• in operation: Currently working or functioning as intended.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• at hand: Close by; readily available.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
• strength: Condition of being strong
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• military: Army or armed forces
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• soak: To make something completely wet
• destiny: Someone's future; the power that governs this
• wage: Money paid to a worker for the hours they worked
• prosperous: Being successful and having a lot of money
• wicked: Morally bad; evil
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• ensure: To make something sure, certain, or safe
• countless: Being too many to be numbered or imagined
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• dictatorship: Form of government with an absolute rules
• obliterate: To completely destroy; rub out; stamp out
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• obtain: To be given or to earn something through efforts
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• prevail: To be successful against enemy/problem
• courageous: Able to face danger without fear
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• malicious: Intending to harm or hurt someone
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• proxy: Person authorized to act for another
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• close: Almost; near
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• destabilize: To make unstable or unpredictable
• bloodshed: Violence leading to blood being split
• roadside: Edge of a way or road or path