Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• have to: Must do
• off the record: Not intended to be published or publicly disclosed.
• make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• go on: To continue doing something
• think back: To recapture the past
• out of the way: Remote; isolated.
• on the record: Officially documented or registered.
• in terms of
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
• on hand: Present and available; in attendance.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• in detail: Thoroughly and completely; giving full particulars.
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• move around: To change position or location; to go from place to place.
• deal with
• new level: A higher or improved stage of achievement or quality.
• lock on: To establish a tracking signal on a target, typically used in the context of missile guidance systems.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
• specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• spot: A certain place or area
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• military: Army or armed forces
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• vicinity: Surrounding or nearby region; proximity
• journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• precision: Performed in a very careful, detailed manner
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• colleague: Person you work or cooperate with
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• problematic: Being difficult to deal with or fix
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• act: To behave in a certain way
• staff: Employees of a company
• point: An item to be discussed
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• assassin: Person who kills a public figure
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• bluntly: Directly; without trying to hide the painful facts
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• decoy: Thing used to trap someone by distracting them
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• airplane: A machine that flies through the air