Vocabulary

• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• read out: To read something aloud so that other people can hear it.
• neither side: Not either of two sides or parties.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• at the moment: At this time; now
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• climb down: To descend, especially from a height, using your hands and feet.
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• have to: Must do
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• for the sake of: For the purpose of; in the interest of.
• happen by: To visit a place casually or unexpectedly.
• out of it: Unconscious or not completely alert; dazed or confused.
• ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• deliberate: Carefully thought out in advance
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• strategy: Careful plan or method for achieving a goal
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• strike: To hit something
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• resolution: End part of a story resolving the conflict
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
• primarily: In the most basic or important way
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• respond: To answer something or someone
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• corridor: Passageway between rooms in a buildings
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• negotiate: To have a formal discussion to reach an agreement
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• negotiation: A formal discussion to reach an agreement
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• escalation: An increase in severity
• iteration: Single execution of a repeated set of instructions
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• truce: Agreement between opponents to stop fighting
• deterrence: Negative motivational influence
• member: Part of the body of a human, animal
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• key: Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
• night: Time when sun does not shine
• mediation: Negotiation to help others to reach an agreement
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
• desalination: Removal of salt (especially from sea water)
• underbelly: The underside of a four-legged animal