Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• let up: To do something more slowly or less intensely
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• has over: To invite someone to your house.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• a few moments: A short period of time
• one being: An individual existence; a person or creature.
• get a sense: To understand or perceive something intuitively.
• apartment building: A building with many apartments or flats
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• break away: To escape from a situation suddenly
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• urge: A strong desire for something
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• military: Army or armed forces
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• ambassador: Official representing a country in another country
• consolidate: To combine into one; make bigger or stronger
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• respond: To answer something or someone
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• public: Owned by the government
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• swarm: Large group of flying insects moving together
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• blatant: (Of a bad thing) very obvious; done without shame
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• dome: Rounded roof or ceiling shaped like half a ball
• predicate: To base something on a previous situation
• splinter: To split a large group into smaller groups
• incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
• interception: Preventing something from proceeding or arriving
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers