Vocabulary

• let up: To do something more slowly or less intensely
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• have to: Must do
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• strike: To hit something
• military: Army or armed forces
• volatile: Able to easily become a gas at a low temperature
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• temporarily: For a limited amount of time
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• respond: To answer something or someone
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• dismiss: To consider that something is at an end
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• altogether: All things considered
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• maneuver: Military movement of troops
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
• gradual: Moving slowly by small amounts, over time
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• down: Along something's path, course, or direction
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• suspension: Liquid in which fine particles are suspended
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• confirmation: Approval or check of something
• engulf: To completely surround and enclose
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• bombardment: Act of dropping bombs on a place
• procure: To get something, by making an effort
• moss: Soft green plant which grows on trees and stones
• shrapnel: Small metal pieces from an exploding bomb