Vocabulary

• shoot down: To make plane fall from sky by shooting rockets
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• on the streets: Without a home; homeless or exposed outdoors.
• at least: As a minimum
• on the front foot: Being confident and proactive in an activity or situation.
• for instance: As an example.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in the works: Being planned or prepared; in progress.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• have to: Must do
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• in terms of
• going on: To continue doing something
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• equivalent: Equal to something in value, use or meaning
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
• worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
• function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• tactic: One of the ways you attempt to achieve a strategy
• inferior: Being of little importance or worth
• fiber: Basic character and nature of a person
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• wound: To rotate a part of say a watch to make it work
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• spell: To lead to future trouble
• salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• dozen: 12 people or things
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• union: Act of joining two or more things into one
• equilibrium: A state of balance or harmony
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
• area: Amount of measured space
• minimal: The smallest possible; least
• arrow: Symbol used on road signs to show direction
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• evident: Clearly the case; plain; apparent
• tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
• diesel: Heavy mineral oil used for power engines
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• safari: Tour to watch animals in their natural environment
• periphery: Far edge of something
• recruitment: Act of enlisting people into the army
• stalemate: Situation where neither side can make progress
• lag: Delay between two events
• musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
• attrition: Reduction in size, numbers, or strength over time
• archer: Person who shoots arrows from a bow
• mobilization: (Of army) act of getting ready for action
• changer: A person who changes something