Vocabulary

• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• at cross purposes: Talking about different things and not understanding each other.
• turn into: To change to become something else
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• strike: To hit something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• military: Army or armed forces
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• huge: Very very large
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• spine: Line of bones that runs down your back
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• equally: In an equal, even, or identical manner
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• funeral: Ceremony of burying, burning a dead body
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• surrender: Ending a fight you cannot win; formally giving up
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• fracture: Break in a bone, usually small
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• divisive: Causing division or disagreement
• affiliate: Organization that is associated with another
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• happen: To take place or occur
• back: Farthest from the front e.g. in a classroom
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• crescent: Curved in shape with narrow ends and wider middle
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• pipeline: Line of pipes used for carrying gases or liquids
• israel: Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
• egypt: A republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from to BC
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• today: This day; day that is happening now
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• blackmail: To threaten to tell a secret unless you are paid
• flashpoint: Sudden point when disagreement emerges
• salvo: Firing of several guns at the same time