Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• call for: To demand, need or require (an action or thing)
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in case of: If something happens; in the event of.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• at the moment: At this time; now
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• in terms of
• deal with
• call on: To order or ask someone to do a specific activity
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• have to: Must do
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• green light
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• denial of: The act of refusing to grant or allow something requested.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• gas out: To lose power or energy, especially fuel.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• consider: To think carefully about something
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• couple: To join something to something else
• outrageous: Exceeding the usual limits; far too extreme
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• faculty: Ability to do something with the power of the mind
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• sustenance: What sustains life, especially food
• trajectory: The path followed by a flying object
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• assert: To state or declare your ideas positively strongly
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• cease: To come or bring to an end; stop continuing
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• diplomacy: Tactful handling of sensitive relationships
• 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
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• escalation: An increase in severity
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• calibrate: To adjust an instrument to take exact measurements