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an ambassador
a diplomat sent to a foreign country to represent his own country either for a special occasion or for a longer period
an embassy
the official building where an ambassador and his staff work
a mission
a group of people sent abroad to carry out an official taks e.g. trade mission to China
an envoy
a special messenger from one government to another
tensions
the relations between countries are difficult and unfriendly because there is suspicion and distrust
a conference / talks
formal occasions of serious talking between politicians
a summit
an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries
a treaty / a pact
a formal agreement between two or more countries to do sth to help each other
sanction (against)
to punish sb for not obeying international law
an embargo
an order to temporarily stop sth esp. trading or giving information
the armed forces
a country’s military that consists of its army, navy and airforce
troops
soldiers when they are in a large controlled group or on a particular mission
a paratrooper
a soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft with a parachute
the barracks
the buildings where the soldiers live
to enlist
to join the armed forces
to call sb up
to order sb to join the military or to ask sb to join an official team
a conscript
sb who has been forced to serve in an army
to draft sb
(AmE) a person who has been ordered by law to join the armed forces
a volunteer
sb who joins sth of their own free will
a recruit
a person who has just joined the armed forces and is not yet trained
a mercenary
A soldier who is hired to fight in a foreign army
a veteran
a soldier with much or long experience or simply an ex-serviceman
a casualty / a loss
a person who is injured or killed in war
a civilian
a person who is not a member of the armed forces
a militia
a force of civilians who are trained as soldiers and reinforce the regular army
an intervention
the action of becoming internationally involved in a difficult situation, in order to improve or prevent it from getting worse
a blockade
the surrounding or closing off of a place, esp. a port to prevent people or goods from getting in or out
to wage sth
to start a war against a country
espionage
to send spies to enemy countries to obtain secret information about the military affairs of these countries
a combat / action
a fight during a war
hostilities break out
fighting in a war
an assault
a violent attack
an ambush
a surprise attack from a hidden position
a raid
a sudden surprise attack followed by quick withdrawal
to besiege sth
to surround a place with armed forces (a siege)
advance
When the troops ……. , they are going forward
to shell sth
to attack with continuous heavy gunfire or bombs
an annihilation
a complete destruction, so that nothing or no one is left
to take / to capture / to seize
using force to gain possession of a place
to invade
to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers
to conquer
to take control or possession of a country by force
to occupy
to move into and take control of a place
a collaborator
a person who works with an enemy who has taken control of their country
to commit treason
to betray your country by helping its enemies
to resist
to fight back
to reinforcce
to make soldiers stronger by providing them with more weapons and more soldiers
to drive sth off
to chase off the enemy
a victory
the act of winning a war
to defeat
to win against someone in a war
a triumph
a victory that was an outstanding achievement
a withdrawal
an act of moving sth back, a retreat
to give in/up
to stop fighting back
to yield
to surrender
to liberate
to make sth free from being under the political or military control
an ally
a country that has a treaty to help and support it during a war
a ceasefire
an agreement between enemies to stop fighting for a certain time
to disarm
to take weapons away from sb
to (re)arm
to supply sb with new weapons
the terrorist threat
threats by people who uses violent action for political purposes
an extremist
sb who has beliefs that most people think are unreasonable
to hijack sth
to take control of an aircraft or other vehicle during a journey
to take sb hostage
to take sb as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants
demands
something asked for forcefully
a ransom
a large amount of money that is demanded in exchange for sb who has been taken hostage
to kidnap
to take a person away illegaly by force
captivity
the situation in which sb is kept somewhere and is not allowed to leave
to release
to set sb free
a bomb scare
a situation in which people are warned that a bomb has been left somewhere and people are told to leave the area or building
an outrage
a shoking, and usually violent action
to oppress sb
to govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom
civil war
a war fought by different groups of people living in the same country
uprising / insurrection
an act of opposition by many people, sometimes using violence, against those who are in power
a freedomfighter
sb who is fighting against the government in their own country
a guerrilla
a member of an unofficial military group that is trying to change the government by making sudden, unexpected attacks on the official army forces
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