Vocabulary

• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• take over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• go on: To continue doing something
• bang up: To damage something badly, especially a vehicle.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• above all: Most importantly; more than anything else.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of yours: Belonging to you; your possession or property.
• answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
• look back: To think about past events
• give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• in the long run: Eventually; over a long period of time.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• advice: Suggestion about what would help someone
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• reckless: Being dangerous and not caring about the results
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• speculate: To take risks that might lead to big profits
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• defense: Argument in support of something
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• siren: Device that produces loud warning sounds; alarm
• escalation: An increase in severity
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• defence: The process of protecting something from attack
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran