Vocabulary

• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• keep away from: To avoid someone or something; to maintain a distance.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• on to: Toward something; forward
• come on to: To make a sexual advance towards someone.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• going on: To continue doing something
• military installations: Multiple military bases or facilities.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• as for: Concerning; regarding.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• with regards to: Concerning; relating to; about.
• at least: As a minimum
• in comparison: When compared to something else.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• hit off: To start something successfully or in a promising way.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• equate to: To be the same as or equal to something else.
• of means: Having resources or wealth available for use.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• in terms of
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• strike: To hit something
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• financial: Involving money
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• military: Army or armed forces
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• protest: To argue against something in a forceful way
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• text: To send a message by phone or other device
• lapse: (Of license, etc.) to stop being valid; expire
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• threaten: To cause something potential harm, or put at risk
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• point: An item to be discussed
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• bubble: A small ball of air inside of a liquid
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• militia: Local armed forces to assist the police
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• arab: Citizen of an Arabic speaking nation
• newsline: Name of a TV news program