Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• settle for: To accept something although not satisfied with it
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• cut both ways: To have both positive and negative effects; to affect both sides of an argument or situation.
• tip the scales: To decisively influence a balance or decision.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• punch in: To record the time of arrival at work on a time clock.
• in terms of
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• carry out
• on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• at least: As a minimum
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• decent: Being fairly good; acceptable
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• impressive: Causing admiration or respect; grand or expensive
• strike: To hit something
• amount: Quantity of something
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• bargain: Something bought for a lower price than expected
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• steer: A cow
• incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
• mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• sanctuary: Place to find rest and relaxation
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• rally: Public meeting to support or oppose something
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• shove: To roughly push someone or something away
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• morale: ​the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time
• compel: To force someone to do something
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• deep: Complex and important
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned
• tank: Container for holding liquid or gas
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• rationale: Explanation of justification for something
• carnage: Destruction and devastation involving human deaths
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• cautiously: In a manner to avoid risk or danger
• mediation: Negotiation to help others to reach an agreement
• intransitive: (Of verb) not requiring/can have no direct object
• ordnance: Military supplies, especially weapons and big guns