Vocabulary

• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• strike: To hit something
• notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
• surveillance: Careful watching of a person/place, e.g. by police
• leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
• military: Army or armed forces
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• violence: Strong physical force of nature
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• shut: To stop being open for business
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• person: Man, woman or child
• trust: To expect confidently
• frozen: Hard, solid because it is below zero degrees
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• united: To join or come together for the same goal
• escalation: An increase in severity
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• violation: Abuse, damage or total disregard
• congressional: Concerning the US congress
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• unpopular: Disliked by many people