UN convoy to bring aid to DR Congo

choke (STOP BREATHING) Hide phonetics
verb
1 [I or T] If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat:
She choked to death on a fish bone.
Children can choke on peanuts.
Peanuts can choke a small child.

2 [T] to make someone stop breathing by pressing their throat with the hands
làm tắc nghẽn

militia Hide phonetics
group noun [C]
a military force which only operates for some of the time and whose members often have other jobs:
A UN force was sent in to stop fighting between three rival militias.
The government called out the militia to help cope with the rioting.
dân wan

trickle (SMALL NUMBER) Hide phonetics
verb
trickle in/out/back, etc. to arrive or move somewhere slowly and gradually, in small numbers:
Gradually people trickled back into the theatre for the second half.
chia nhỏ

vanish Hide phonetics
verb [I]
to disappear or stop being present or existing, especially in a sudden, surprising way:
The child vanished while on her way home from school.
We rushed out of the shop in hot pursuit, but the thief had vanished into thin air (= had completely disappeared).
Cheap rural housing is vanishing in south of the couthe ntry.
biến mất

negotiate (DISCUSS) Hide phonetics
verb [I or T]
to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them:
The government has refused to negotiate with the strikers.
I'm negotiating for a new contract.
I've managed to negotiate (= obtain by discussion) a five per cent pay increase with my boss.
dàn xếp

armoured UK, US armored Hide phonetics
adjective
protected by a strong covering, or using military vehicles protected by strong covering:
an armoured tank
armoured troops
an armoured division (= military group)
bọc sắt

ceasefire Hide phonetics
noun [C usually singular]
an agreement, usually between two armies, to stop fighting to allow discussions about peace:
declare a ceasefire
sự ngừng bắn

diplomatic Hide phonetics
adjective
1 involving the management of the relationships between countries:
diplomatic negotiations

2 APPROVING acting in a way that does not cause offence:
Ask him nicely - be diplomatic.
ngoại zao

initiative (NEW ACTION) Hide phonetics
noun [C]
a new action or movement, often intended to solve a problem:
The peace initiative was welcomed by both sides.
sự khởi đầu