Vocabulary

• in charge: To be responsible for
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• such as: For example; like
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• progress: To move forward or toward a place or goal
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
• reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
• priority: Thing that is more important/urgent than others
• approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
• contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
• military: Army or armed forces
• handful: an amount of something that can be held in one hand; small quantity or amount of people or things
• possess: To enter a person's mind or body as a spirit
• charge: To run quickly toward someone to attack them
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
• posture: Attitude someone adopts regarding a subject
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• prestige: High respect and status, as from being successful
• defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• dissolve: To cause something to end
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• phase: Different stages of the moon from new to full
• gain: To increase in something, such as weight
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• constitution: Statement of fundamental principles of a country
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• humiliate: To cause to lose pride, self-respect, or dignity
• staff: Employees of a company
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• conscription: Compulsory military service
• large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
• imperialism: Political system in which one country rules others
• push: To move into enemy country with a military attack
• faction: Group within a larger group, with a different aim
• join: To bring something close to another, to become one
• filipino: Concerning the culture, people of Philippines
• kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain