War and Peace (39) Flashcards
(ADJ) enemies
bitter
to be (V) in hostilities
engaged
to build large quantities of weapons
to stockpiling weapons
to make an area unsafe
to create instability
to send soldiers
to deploy troops
an (_/_ADJ) ATTACK
provoked/unprovoked
violence + (V)
erupts
- If a violent or bad situation (V) or is (ADJ), it quickly becomes worse or more serious:
- to rise or increase quickly:
escalates/escalated
a large number of bad things that happen at about the same time
a spate of attacks/accidents/crimes/thefts
shot by accident because of being in the wrong place at the wrong time
to be caught in the crossfire
to go on (N)
the offensive
to do something before something else happens in order to prevent it or reduce its effect
to pre-empt (strike)
adj: pre-emptive: to tkae pre-emptive action
unintentional damage
collateral damage
to (V) a counter-attack
launch
short and narrowly targeted military attacks
surgical strikes
to (V) power in the Easter region border town.
seize
to suffer a large number of (N)
casualties
to call for a (N)
ceasefire
an agreement between two enemies to stop fighting for a period of time
a truce
a truce that can easily be broken
an uneasy truce
a peace that could be easily be destroyed
a fragile peace
agreement to stop fighting starts from this time
the ceasefire comes into effect (at) midnight.
to stop fighting
to restore peace
to make a region feel safe
to bring stability
to send soldiers home, as the army is no longer in existence
to disband an army
to stop preventing goods from entering
to lift the blockade
to take soldiers out
to withdraw a troop
