Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• carry out
• at the moment: At this time; now
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• lead to: To result in some action
• in agreement: Sharing the same opinion or feeling.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• in terms of
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• at will: Whenever or wherever you want; without needing permission.
• at least: As a minimum
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• a bit much: Slightly too extreme or unreasonable.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• strike: To hit something
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• shift: To change in position or direction
• definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• option: A choice
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• defense: Argument in support of something
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• liberal: Someone who is open-minded and favors progress
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• act: To behave in a certain way
• public: Owned by the government
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• forefront: Part in the front or nearest; most prominent
• fragment: Part that is broken off of something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• ferocious: Very fierce or intense
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• defence: The process of protecting something from attack