Vocabulary

• fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• have to: Must do
• in vain: Without success or result; futilely.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• such as: For example; like
• on end: Continuously; without stopping.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• cast back: To think about something in the past; to recall.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• fall back into: To revert to a previous behavior or condition.
• stand for: To support a particular idea, e.g. in politics
• ride out: To survive a difficult period or situation without serious harm.
• at any rate: Whatever happens; in any case; anyway.
• to the death: With the greatest effort or until the very end, often deadly.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• go on: To continue doing something
• in the streets: Located or happening outdoors in public roads or areas.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• to the rescue: Arriving in time to help or save someone from danger.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• native: Someone from or born in a specific country
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
• strength: Condition of being strong
• confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• strike: To hit something
• parliament: Elected officials who govern a country (in the UK)
• concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
• field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
• military: Army or armed forces
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• flat: Apartment; set of rooms for living in
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• cast: People who appear in a play or movie
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• tribute: Something that is said or done to show respect
• hostile: Unwelcoming; showing ill will, as to an enemy
• noble: Being admirable and honorable in character
• conceive: To become pregnant
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• shatter: To break into small pieces
• formation: Process of creating; making a particular shape
• inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
• colossal: Being extremely large in size or amount
• ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• hail: To speak of something with admiration/excitement
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• great: Very good; better than before
• land: Region or country
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• devotion: Strong love or attachment; a commitment to
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
• metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• part: Division of a book
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• infantry: Group of soldiers who fight on foot
• perish: Usually poetic to be destroyed; die
• menace: Something that threatens or is dangerous
• pier: Strong post that helps support something
• utmost: Greatest possible
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• underrate: To undervalue or underestimate
• deliverance: Being saved from danger
• repose: State of resting or not being active; rest; sleep