Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• carry on: To engage in an activity, e.g. a conversation
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in shock: When not enough blood flows round the body
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• alternative: Something different you can choose
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• strike: To hit something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• amount: Quantity of something
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• military: Army or armed forces
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• huge: Very very large
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• retail: Business of selling products to the public
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• public: Owned by the government
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• petrol: Liquid used as fuel in car engines; (US) gasoline
• repeatedly: (Said, done) many times; over and over
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets