Vocabulary

• lead to: To result in some action
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• extent to which: The degree to which something is true or likely to happen.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• up until now: Until the present time; so far.
• anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• consider: To think carefully about something
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• strike: To hit something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• financial: Involving money
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• military: Army or armed forces
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• huge: Very very large
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• leave: To go away from; depart
• belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• uncertainty: Feeling of not really knowing what will happen
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• demolish: To destroy completely (e.g. an idea, a building)
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• martyr: Someone killed of suffering for their beliefs
• rattle: To make a series of sharp noises by shaking
• militia: Local armed forces to assist the police
• disconnect: To separate something from something else
• northern: In or toward the north
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• smuggle: To illegally bring goods/people into a place
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place