Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• at least: As a minimum
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in charge: To be responsible for
• force in: To enter a place by applying physical force.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• from a distance: Not close; far away.
• leave it there: To put something down and not move it from that location.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• conduct: Your behavior
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• fit: Good looking; physically attractive
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• rarely: Not often (seen, done, etc.); infrequently
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• public: Owned by the government
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• person: Man, woman or child
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• leisurely: Not hurried or forced
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• unpack: To try to understand by thinking about something
• colonel: Person with senior rank in an army or air force
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• approximation: Something that is similar, but not an exact copy
• messenger: Someone who delivers things, e.g. by motor bike
• telegram: Written message sent by using an electrical device
• rightly: In accordance with what is right
• expeditionary: Designed long travels abroad