Vocabulary

• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• shoot down: To make plane fall from sky by shooting rockets
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• works from: To perform one's job duties from a specific location.
• shake up: To completely rethink or reorganize something
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
• effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
• dedicate: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
• military: Army or armed forces
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• venture: (Business) activity involving calculated risks
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• savvy: Wise; Not easily fooled; Street smart
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• leave: To go away from; depart
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• defense: Argument in support of something
• revolutionary: Marking a significant change in something
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• revolutionize: To completely change so that it is much better
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• reinvent: To present something in a new and interesting way
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
• gruesome: Showing horrible scenes, e.g. showing blood
• redeem: To exchange (coupon/voucher) for merchandise, etc.
• award: To give a prize for doing something well
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• graphic: Concerning things that are drawn
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• enlist: To obtain support from someone
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• pin: To hold someone down so that they can't move
• remarkably: In an interesting or unexpected manner
• item: Single, brief piece of news or reporting
• tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
• ration: Restriction of the amount someone can eat, use etc.
• marketing: To publicize products to get you to buy; advertise
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• routinely: In a regular, habitual or expected way
• battlefield: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
• inventive: Having the ability to think up/create new things
• transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
• video: Recording capturing action with sound
• witch: Woman believed to have magical powers
• grenade: Hand-held explosive devise
• army: Large group of soldiers organized to fight in wars
• procurement: Act of getting possession of something
• marketplace: Place where a public market is held
• wartime: Period of time when there is armed conflict
• interceptor: Fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
• armory: Place where weapons are stored
• headcount: Number of people; number of staff
• inertial: Concerning inertia