War and Peace (39)

Question 1

(ADJ) enemies

Answer 1

bitter

Question 2

to be (V) in hostilities

Answer 2

engaged

Question 3

to build large quantities of weapons

Answer 3

to stockpiling weapons

Question 4

to make an area unsafe

Answer 4

to create instability

Question 5

to send soldiers

Answer 5

to deploy troops

Question 6

an (_/_ADJ) ATTACK

Answer 6

provoked/unprovoked

Question 7

violence + (V)

Answer 7

erupts

Question 8

1. If a violent or bad situation (V) or is (ADJ), it quickly becomes worse or more serious:
2. to rise or increase quickly:

Answer 8

escalates/escalated

Question 9

a large number of bad things that happen at about the same time

Answer 9

a spate of attacks/accidents/crimes/thefts

Question 10

shot by accident because of being in the wrong place at the wrong time

Answer 10

to be caught in the crossfire

Question 11

to go on (N)

Answer 11

the offensive

Question 12

to do something before something else happens in order to prevent it or reduce its effect

Answer 12

to pre-empt (strike)

adj: pre-emptive: to tkae pre-emptive action

Question 13

unintentional damage

Answer 13

collateral damage

Question 14

to (V) a counter-attack

Answer 14

launch

Question 15

short and narrowly targeted military attacks

Answer 15

surgical strikes

Question 16

to (V) power in the Easter region border town.

Answer 16

seize

Question 17

to suffer a large number of (N)

Answer 17

casualties

Question 18

to call for a (N)

Answer 18

ceasefire

Question 19

an agreement between two enemies to stop fighting for a period of time

Answer 19

a truce

Question 20

a truce that can easily be broken

Answer 20

an uneasy truce

Question 21

a peace that could be easily be destroyed

Answer 21

a fragile peace

Question 22

agreement to stop fighting starts from this time

Answer 22

the ceasefire comes into effect (at) midnight.

Question 23

to stop fighting

Answer 23

to restore peace

Question 24

to make a region feel safe

Answer 24

to bring stability

Question 25

to send soldiers home, as the army is no longer in existence

Answer 25

to disband an army

Question 26

to stop preventing goods from entering

Answer 26

to lift the blockade

Question 27

to take soldiers out

Answer 27

to withdraw a troop