Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• have to: Must do
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at least: As a minimum
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in light of: Because of; considering
• call about: To phone someone for a particular reason
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• in red: Marked or written using the colour red.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• military installations: Multiple military bases or facilities.
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• military: Army or armed forces
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• interview: To formally ask questions about a given topic
• barrel: To travel at high speed
• point: An item to be discussed
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
• unconditional: With no demands made before agreeing
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• unacceptable: Not being or behaving in the correct or right way
• secretive: Acting to not let other people know information
• lever: A handle that one pulls to operate a machine
• firepower: Relative capacity for shooting, bombing a target
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran