Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• shoot down: To make plane fall from sky by shooting rockets
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• get at: To criticize someone, often personally
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• for certain: Definitely; without a doubt.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in the hunt: Still competing or having a chance to succeed or win.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• get after: To talk to in order to get someone to do something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• got to: To arrive at some place
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in terms of
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at this moment in time: Referring to the present moment or current time.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• burn through: To use up a supply of something, especially money, very quickly.
• contract in: To formally engage someone by contract.
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• conduct: Your behavior
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• military: Army or armed forces
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• parade: Large group walking in a public celebration
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• stiff: Slang term for a dead body
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• pervasive: Occurring or existing throughout all the parts
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• defense: Argument in support of something
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• arsenal: Place where weapons are stored
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• disparity: Unfair difference between things; inequality
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• bolt: Line of electricity in the sky from lightning
• flimsy: Lacking solidity or strength; light; weak
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• alignment: Agreement to work together on a common goal
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• true: Agreeing with the facts; not false; real or actual
• cheap: Not costing a lot of money
• asymmetric: Having no balance; not the same on both sides
• patriot: Person who loves and defends their own country
• send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
• procure: To get something, by making an effort
• locus: Site or location where something is, or occurs
• locust: Insect similar to a grasshopper, that can swarm
• hangar: Building used to house airplanes
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• av: Shortened form of 'audiovisual'