Vocabulary

• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• matter: To be of great importance; to count
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• military: Army or armed forces
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• transparent: Being open to see and to public criticism
• economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• defense: Argument in support of something
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• stable: In a position where something does not fall over
• range: Cooking stove with multiple burners
• successful: Having the desired effect or result
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• punishment: Being punished; thing you do when being punished
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• long: Person's name
• price: Person's name
• peace: Calm and quiet state
• regiment: Large military unit of soldiers
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• refinery: Industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
• oil: A liquid used for frying foods