Vocabulary

• read through: To read something from beginning to end, often to find mistakes or check details.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• stand out
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• go on: To continue doing something
• at sunrise: At the time when the sun first appears in the morning.
• a coordinated assault: A planned and organized attack involving multiple elements working together.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• dawn on: If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• have to: Must do
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• such as: For example; like
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• perceptions of: Ideas, beliefs, or images you have as a result of how you see or understand something.
• in retrospect: Thinking back on what happened
• military installations: Multiple military bases or facilities.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• domestic: Someone paid to help with housework in your house
• shift: To change in position or direction
• financial: Involving money
• military: Army or armed forces
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• defense: Argument in support of something
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• mainstream: Prevailing current of thought
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
• referendum: Public vote on an issue
• prolong: To make continue for a longer amount of time
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• escalation: An increase in severity
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• reshape: To form something into a new shape
• geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
• bank: A financial institution that keeps or lends money
• power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
• federation: Group of organizations joined together
• afghanistan: Country in central Asia between Iran and Pakistan
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• formally: In a formal manner; officially
• ukraine: A republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century
• annexation: Incorporation of land from a country
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• globalization: International spread of something, e.g. company
• israeli: Concerning the culture and people of Israel