Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• seek help: To ask for or try to get assistance or support.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• amount: Quantity of something
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• seek: To ask someone for help
• asylum: Allowing persecuted people to stay in your country
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
• breach: To break laws or barriers (e.g. walls)
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• immigrant: Person moving to another country to live there
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• point: An item to be discussed
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• land: Region or country
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• treacherous: Dangerously unstable and unpredictable
• frontier: Border crossing between countries
• fortify: To protect against military attack, as with walls
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• escalation: An increase in severity
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
• happen: To take place or occur
• belong: To be a welcomed as a new member of a group
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• territorial: Associated with the ownership of an area
• northern: In or toward the north
• elect: To select someone for a position by voting
• canary: Small yellow songbird that can be kept as a pet
• flashpoint: Sudden point when disagreement emerges