Vocabulary

• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• under construction
• almost all of: Nearly the entire quantity or number of something.
• weak spots: Areas of vulnerability or deficiency.
• have to: Must do
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• check out
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• appetite: Feeling of hunger or desire for something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• firm: Company that sells goods or services
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• military: Army or armed forces
• vice: used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions is next below in authority to the person who holds the full position and can act for them
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• blast: To attack someone with words
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• opponent: Person who opposes an idea or plan; enemy
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• defense: Argument in support of something
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• shield: A family's coat of arms or insignia
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• tune: To make adjustments to equipment to make it better
• colossal: Being extremely large in size or amount
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• probe: To carefully examine an issue by asking questions
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• unveil: To remove something's outer covering
• march: To force someone to walk somewhere
• crown: To put a crown on to make someone a king/queen
• napkin: Cloth used to protect clothing when eating
• datum: Item of factual information
• center: Community place people go health or social reasons
• wireless: Needing no wires to make something operate
• plan: Drawing of how something should be done or made
• radius: Area around a certain point
• triple: Group or set of three
• early: Coming/happening before others in a time sequence
• sleepy: Having difficulty staying awake; ready to sleep
• send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
• oracle: Wise person who tells the future
• boon: Something very helpful which makes life easier
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• wartime: Period of time when there is armed conflict
• aw: The sound made when seeing something cute