Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• at least: As a minimum
• in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
• night and day: Continuously; all the time.
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• in and of themselves: By their own nature; independently considered.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in terms of
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• on the table: Located on the surface of a table.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• point out: To make others aware of an idea
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• campaign: To work in an organized, active way towards a goal
• strike: To hit something
• rational: Able to think clearly
• casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• military: Army or armed forces
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
• plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• scope: Opportunity for action or thought
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• discuss: To talk about seriously or in great detail
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• midst: Middle area or part of something
• language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
• point: An item to be discussed
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• pickle: A cucumber preserved in brine or vinegar
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• escalation: An increase in severity
• aerial: Being done, living or seen in the air
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• refuel: To put more fuel into a vehicle, etc.
• bomber: Military aircraft that drops bombs during flight
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• bombing: To attack with explosives
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country