Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in terms of
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• to a degree: Partially; somewhat.
• at least: As a minimum
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• lean on: To depend on someone for support or help.
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• regardless of
• deal with
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• touch base: To be in communication with someone.
• in ruins: Reduced to a state of destruction or disrepair.
• from time to time: Occasionally; sometimes but not regularly.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• lead to: To result in some action
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• level with: To be honest and straightforward with someone; to tell someone the truth.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
• skeptical: Doubting that something is true/probable/useful
• initially: At first; originally
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• military: Army or armed forces
• insight: Power to understand people and things very well
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• favor: Support or approval from people
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• facilitate: To make an action or process easier
• degree: Amount or extent of something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• poll: Process of gathering opinions by asking questions
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• parachute: To drop supplies from a plane via parachute
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• disperse: To separate and spread out in different directions
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• public: Owned by the government
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• part: Division of a book
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• area: Amount of measured space
• superiority: Quality of being more effective, skillful etc.
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• wreckage: Remaining parts of something that has been wrecked
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• captivity: State of being held against your will (in prison)
• explosive: Tending to show strong emotion suddenly
• stealth: Manner of moving so as to avoid being seen
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• decimate: to kill a large number of something, or to reduce something severely
• jasmine: Plant producing flowers and a sweet smell
• refuel: To put more fuel into a vehicle, etc.
• ejection: Making a disk, etc. come out of a machine