Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• neither side: Not either of two sides or parties.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• very much so: To a great extent; indeed
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• permanent: Lasting forever; not temporary or changing
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• strike: To hit something
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• military: Army or armed forces
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• temporary: Continuing for a limited time; not permanent
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• sober: Not drunk
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• defense: Argument in support of something
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• offense: Attempt to score in a game or match
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• escalation: An increase in severity
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• tit: Slang name for a woman's breast
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• speak: To be able to use a certain language
• fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
• member: Part of the body of a human, animal
• nick: Person's name
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping