English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

besieged the city. 
[attacked by surrounding it for a period of time (noun = 
siege
)]
The patrol was 
ambushed on a remote highway. 
[attacked unexpectedly from secret positions
(noun = 
ambush
)]
The two armies signed a 
truce in 2016. 
[agreement during a war to stop fighting for a time]
A 
ceasefire was declared in 2015. 
[agreement between two armies or groups to stop fighting]
A
 peacekeeping force entered the country in 2016. 
[neutral soldiers who keep the peace in a 
divided society]
International observers monitored the ceasefire. 
[outside, neutral people or body]
The rebels fought a long 
campaign against the dictatorship. The rebellion lasted ten years before 
the dictator was defeated. 
[planned group of military activities] [people fighting against their government]
A 
suicide bomber killed 25 people at a military base yesterday. 
[person who lets off explosives, 
deliberately killing themselves in the process]
Metaphors of warfare
The government is 
waging war on drink-driving.
Paparazzi are 
besieging the star’s Hollywood home.
A major advertising 
campaign was planned to launch the new cosmetics range.
Several companies are 
battling to win market supremacy in sales of smartphones.
We have a major 
fight on our hands if we are to save the company from bankruptcy.
A 
fleet of bullet-proof cars followed the President’s limousine. 
[a fleet normally consists of a large 
number of ships]
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B
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