Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• go on: To continue doing something
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• kick ass: To decisively defeat someone
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• in light of: Because of; considering
• going on: To continue doing something
• run on: To continue longer than expected, e.g. a meeting
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• make up: To invent or create a story
• slip of the tongue: An accidental mistake in speech.
• come after: To follow someone in order to threaten them
• in a row: One after another without a break.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
• pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
• military: Army or armed forces
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• intention: Aim or purpose
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• defense: Argument in support of something
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fully: Completely or entirely
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
• poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• alien: Foreigner; a person not from this place
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• peanut: Edible small nut which grows under the ground
• senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• clown: Performer in funny clothes who makes people laugh
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• unlimited: Being free from limits, restrictions or rules
• dishwasher: Machine for washing dishes
• aspirin: Medicine used to treat pain and fever
• legality: Lawfulness through conformity to a legal statute
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran
• ph: Acidity or alkalinity value of a solution