Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• every single night: Each and every night; without exception.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• come under fire: To be subjected to criticism or attack.
• under fire: Being heavily criticized.
• think back: To recapture the past
• get to grips with: To begin to understand and deal with something difficult.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• have to: Must do
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• quote: Written statement of the cost of something
• trauma: A very severe or upsetting experience
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• dread: To await with great fear
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• frustrating: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• convey: To carry or transport something
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• humble: Being lower in quality or status
• ordinary: Normal or usual
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• unravel: To work out the meaning of, in a slow careful way
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• clutch: To hold strongly in your hand
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• great: Very good; better than before
• blackout: When the electric power is off; outage
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• opposition: Act of disagreeing or trying to stop something
• laugh: To make a happy sound when something is funny
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• ward: Person's name
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• live: To be alive
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• come: To arrive at a place
• bombardment: Act of dropping bombs on a place
• boo: To shout out 'boo', to express your disapproval
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
• embroil: To involve in a problematic situation
• retaliatory: Concerning revenge for something harmful or wrong
• horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
• disconcert: To disturb the composure of; confuse
• tomahawk: A North American axe
• keyhole: Hole where a key is inserted to unlock a door, etc.
• ayatollah: Important religious or political leader in Iran