Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• going on: To continue doing something
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• media outlet: A newspaper, magazine, television station, or other source of news and information.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• in a state: In a particular condition or situation.
• goes to show: To demonstrate or prove something.
• lead to: To result in some action
• look to: Be looking to. be planning to (do something)
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• strike: To hit something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• military: Army or armed forces
• acknowledge: To say you have received a letter, gift, etc.
• blast: To attack someone with words
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• transition: Change from one state, movement, place to another
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• deceive: To make someone believe something that is not true
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• dust: To apply a fine powder to, e.g. sugar to a cake
• acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• existential: Philosophy concerning existence
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• pole: One of two opposite ideas, qualities or positions
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• monitor: To observe and keep a record of something
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• outlet: Place in a wall to supply electricity to a device
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• lung: One of the two organs we use to breathe
• chimney: Part of a building through which smoke escapes
• area: Amount of measured space
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• soot: Fine, black powder produced during burning
• snapshot: A photograph, especially an informal one
• plume: Bird's feather, especially when colorful
• dismay: To shock and discourage
• depot: Storage place for goods
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country
• rainwater: Drops of fresh water that fall from clouds