Vocabulary

• major general: A high-ranking officer in the army, above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• go past: To move beyond a particular place or point.
• en route: On the way; during a journey.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• bad idea: An unwise or imprudent course of action.
• kick off: To start a football match.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• permission: Right to do something as allowed by another
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• military: Army or armed forces
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• require: To demand that someone does something
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• modest: Not large in amount, size, etc.; moderate
• seek: To ask someone for help
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• vanity: When you are too proud of your appearance/ability
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• fellow: Man or a boy
• magnificent: Splendid; brilliant; extremely good
• sarcasm: Harsh or cutting remark
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• honor: To fulfill an agreement
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• approval: Agreement that person/thing is acceptable
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• cemetery: Place where people are buried after they die
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• emperor: Man who rules an empire
• lawsuit: A proceeding in law courts to get a legal decision
• disappointment: Feeling or state of not being satisfied
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• applicable: Being appropriate to or suitable for something
• guy: Man; boy; any person
• tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
• arch: Curved part of a structure (e.g. on a bridge)
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• honorable: Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive
• mall: Large public area often covered with grass
• ballroom: Large room used mainly for dancing
• monstrosity: Something that is very ugly or deformed
• edifice: A building, especially a large one