PEOPLE AND EVENTS
CASUALTY
People have been injured or killed in a war.
OVERTHEW
He ____ that he was in love iwth her.
DECLARED
In some careers, people with very good qualifications are put onto a ___, so they get promoted quickly.
FAST TRACK
Russia and the Ukraine have agreed on a ___ that will last for 48 hours. (agreement to stop fighting for a time)
TRUCE
REFUGEE
People who are forced to leave their country or home for political or religious reasons.
Fighting ___ between the rebels and the army. (started)
BROKE OUT
I read the instructions three times but they completely ___ me.
DEFEATED
My dad is so nice. He has a ___.
HEART OF GOLD
World War II ___ 1st September, 1939.
BROKE OUT
FORCES
A group of people who have been trained to protect others, usually with weapons.
Some of the rebels ___. (admitted they had lost)
SURRENDERED
The minister was arrested and forced to ___ his passport.
SURRENDER
He's very ___. He can suddenly decide to go to Paris.
SPONTANEOUS
German soldiers and ___ were trying to find their way home. (people who are not in the army)
COMMADER
An officer in charge of a military operation.
The ___ the rebel leader. (killed him as a punishment)
EXECUTED
The flood water took a long time to ___ from the streets.
retreat
He's been ___ for almost six months but he's feeling much better now.
ON SICK-LEAVE
I really look up to her. She's always happy although she is a Holocaust ___. (people who manage to stay alive)
SURVIVOR
THE WOUNDED
People who have been injured.
The government ___ on the rebels. (announced their intention to go to war)
DECLARED
The police have ____ of the accident.
RELEASED
400 workers were ___ from the factory.
MADE REDUNDANT/ LAID OFF/ FIRED
They were sentenced to death for their part in April's ___ attempt. (a sudden change in government that is often illegal and violent)
COUP D'ÉTAT