Vocabulary

• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• single file: One behind the other, in a line.
• to death: Extremely; to a great degree
• engage in: To participate or become involved in something.
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• every nook and cranny: Every small hidden or hard-to-reach place.
• rice: Person's name
• boredom: Feeling of being uninterested or unexcited
• key: Answers to exercises, as at the back of a book
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• cooked: To heat food until it is ready to eat
• smoking: The act of enjoying cigarettes, pipes, cigars, etc.
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• salt: Natural white crystal used to flavor food
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• drinking: To put water in your body through your mouth
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• south: Direction to your right when facing the rising sun
• dirt: Loose earth or soil
• repair: How well cared for a thing is; physical condition
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• scarf: To eat or drink something quickly
• air: Mixture of gases around the earth that we breathe
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• spare: To make (money or time) available for
• arrive: To reach the place you are traveling to
• wooden: (Of acting) without natural emotion; unconvincing
• improve: To make, or become, something better
• win: Success in beating the other team or competitors
• call: A order or request for action
• truck: Homegrown vegetables and fruit for sale
• bombing: To attack with explosives
• network: Group of computers connected to each other
• battled: To fight or struggle against someone or something
• local: Bus or train, that stops at most stations
• exhaust: System of pipes through which gases escape
• folk: (Of ordinary people) not sophisticated
• dusty: (Of a color) having a slightly grayish hue
• achievement: Something good that you have successfully done
• silk: Fine cloth material used for making clothes
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• celebrate: To observe an event or occasion, e.g. a birthday
• warn: To tell someone about possible danger
• bomb: To attack with explosives
• hung: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• highlight: Best or most interesting part of something
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• strategic: Concerned with strategy; well thought out
• psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
• occupy: To enter and take control of land/property
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• construct: To build or create something
• ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
• harsh: Rough; tough; hard to experience or accept
• dominant: The strongest; most powerful
• exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
• thread: Spiral cut at the end of a bolt
• deception: Use of trickery to make someone believe an untruth
• invariably: Each time without change; always
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• linen: Cloth made from fibers of the flax plant
• profound: Requiring deep thought; difficult to understand
• engineering: The practical application of science to industry
• ration: Restriction of the amount someone can eat, use etc.
• centerpiece: Central or most important feature
• ferocious: Very fierce or intense
• ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
• nook: Small corner or sheltered space
• infiltrate: To enter a group, place to get secret information
• exhaustion: Total loss of strength; extreme tiredness
• gravel: Very small pieces of rock often used to make paths
• testimony: Public statement of personal religious experiences
• malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito