Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• vital for: Absolutely necessary or important; essential.
• short shrift: A brief or insufficient consideration or attention.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in charge: To be responsible for
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• by contrast: Used to introduce an idea or situation that is very different from one you have just mentioned.
• reflect on: To think deeply or carefully about something.
• at least: As a minimum
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• in the space of: Within a certain period of time.
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
• military: Army or armed forces
• afford: To make available, to provide
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• contrast: To compare; to show clear, obvious differences
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• typical: Normal; usual; expected
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• turmoil: Very confused situation where things are not clear
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• household: Being in everyday use; common
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• act: To behave in a certain way
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• swiftly: Quickly
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• impressed: To make an emotional or cognitive impact upon
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• announcement: Act of informing people about something publicly
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• broadcast: To send out signals by radio or television
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• wholesale: Concerning the selling of goods in large amounts
• adamant: Determined not to change your opinion
• nick: Person's name