Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• on impact: Immediately upon collision or forceful contact.
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• writ large: Displayed or obvious in a very clear or exaggerated way.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• sound bite: A short extract from a recorded interview or speech, used for broadcast.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• calling the shots: To be in charge; to make the decisions.
• bring together: To cause people to be friendly or to work well with each other.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
• hold over: To postpone; delay.
• in his place: Instead of him; as his substitute.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• strike: To hit something
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• suppress: To prevent the display of emotion or feeling
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
• resort: Act of choosing something to help with a problem
• pace: Rate of speed at which something moves or happens
• couple: To join something to something else
• respect: To follow the established rules
• tissue: Substance formed by cells of living thing; flesh
• apparatus: Tools or instruments used for a specific activity
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• defense: Argument in support of something
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• area: Amount of measured space
• wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• barrage: Continued fire of weapons or verbal utterances
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• avert: To prevent something negative from happening
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• militia: Local armed forces to assist the police
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
• orchestrate: To organize and plan
• corps: A tactical unit of ground combat forces
• populace: The people of a country or local area
• ramadan: 9th month of Muslim year, when you fast during day
• munition: Military weapons such as guns, bullets, and bombs
• tel: Short form of 'telephone', used with phone numbers