Vocabulary

• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• lead on: To encourage someone to believe something that is not true.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• go on: To continue doing something
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• emergency response: The actions taken to deal with an unexpected and dangerous event.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• territory: Area of land defended by an animal
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• inappropriate: Not appropriate or suitable for a situation
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• attitude: Way you act, think and feel about something
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
• project: To predict what will happen in the future
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• hell: Any place of pain and suffering
• defense: Argument in support of something
• investigation: Search for information about something
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• delivery: Way someone acts when speaking publicly
• swiftly: Quickly
• disposal: Act of giving or throwing something away
• frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
• forbid: To order someone not to do something
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• cyber: Concerning the internet
• retribution: Punishment, as for a crime
• tactical: Doing things to get the result you want; planned
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• detain: To keep someone somewhere, e.g. in jail
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• indirect: Being not directly connected to or caused by
• armageddon: Scene of the final battle at the end of the world
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• heath: Area of land that is poor for growing plants
• miscalculation: Mistake in mathematics; error in calculating