Vocabulary

• going on: To continue doing something
• hit back: To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
• flare up: To suddenly worsen or become more intense (of a medical condition).
• neither side: Not either of two sides or parties.
• back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
• in terms of
• at the moment: At this time; now
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• go away: To go on vacation
• incredible: Very good; amazing
• strike: To hit something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• reluctant: Experiencing or expressing unwillingness to do
• military: Army or armed forces
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
• meaningful: Having importance; showing someone's intention
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• retaliation: Revenge for something harmful or wrong
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• mount: To attach something to something else
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• defensive: Protecting something, yourself from attack
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• escalation: An increase in severity
• crescent: Curved in shape with narrow ends and wider middle
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• bombardment: Act of dropping bombs on a place
• interception: Preventing something from proceeding or arriving