Vocabulary

• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• pass along: To give something to someone.
• check out
• in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
• first off: To begin with; firstly.
• hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
• stand down: To end a state of readiness, e.g. for war
• due to: Because of; owing to
• foot the bill: To pay a bill
• at least: As a minimum
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• time will tell: The future will reveal the answer or outcome.
• live up: To be as good as expected or promised.
• local communities: Groups of people living in the same area or having particular characteristics in common.
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
• assignment: Task you are given to do (as in the armed forces)
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• seek: To ask someone for help
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• pride: Sense of your own importance and worth
• leave: To go away from; depart
• grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
• aggression: Use of energy and determination to achieve a goal
• bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
• sheet: Piece of cloth you put on the bed to sleep on
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• enforcement: Process of making sure that rules are followed
• act: To behave in a certain way
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
• horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• public: Owned by the government
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• land: Region or country
• resignation: Reluctant acceptance when a thing can't be avoided
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• part: Division of a book
• entrance: A place where you enter a house or other building
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• liberate: To free someone or something that was captured
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• picture: General situation or state of being
• forest: Large area with many trees
• reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
• datum: Item of factual information
• infantry: Group of soldiers who fight on foot
• advocacy: Request for change
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• cockroach: Insect with a hard, flat wing and long antennae
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• sheikh: (In the Muslim or Arab world) a prince or leader