Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• under oath: Having promised legally to tell the truth in court.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• push past: To move forward by pushing through an obstacle or people.
• in itself: Considered alone or without reference to anything else; intrinsically.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• account of: A spoken or written description of an event.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• security gate: A gate designed to control access to a secure area.
• no go: A failure; something that does not proceed as planned.
• behind closed doors: In private; secretly or confidentially.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• at the helm: In a position of control or leadership.
• on the record: Officially documented or registered.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• nuts and bolts: The basic practical details.
• military installations: Multiple military bases or facilities.
• light on: To illuminate something.
• seeing is believing: You need to see something before you believe it.
• check out
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• stigma: Mark of shame or disgrace
• conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
• interact: To talk or do things with each other
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• military: Army or armed forces
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• account: An advantage
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• advance: Forward movement by an army
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• invest: To use resources to build for the future
• silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
• formal: Observing rules and procedures strictly
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• silent: Without making any noise; soundless
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• hover: (Bird/helicopter) to fly staying in one position
• transparency: Quality of being open to see/to public criticism
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• administrative: Concerning managing an organization
• rank: To rate or class things
• disclosure: Making private information public
• bureaucratic: Characterized by too many rules or officials
• firsthand: Received directly from a source
• testify: To tell what you know (in court)
• datum: Item of factual information
• helm: Position of control, as when steering a ship
• ranch: Large farm, made mostly of land for raising cattle
• oath: Promise to do something
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• unknown: Not being known or famous
• aerospace: Industry of air and space travel
• systemic: Affecting the entire body, system
• institutional: Being related or similar to an institution