• Revolt (n): cuộc nổi dậy (a protest against authority, especially that of a government, often involving violence; the action of protesting against authority).

Ex: The Peasants Revolt of 1381 was the first popular uprising in England.

• Siege /siːdʒ/ (n): bao vây (a military operation in which an army tries to capture a town by surrounding it and stopping the supply of food, etc. to the people inside).

Ex: The police placed the city centre under a virtual state of siege.

• Tyrannical /tɪˈrænɪkl/ (adj): độc tài (using power or authority over people in an unfair and cruel way).

Ex: His reputation as a tyrannical captain made it hard to find a crew.

• Conscription /kənˈskrɪpʃn/ (n): chế độ cưỡng bách tòng quân (the practice of ordering people by law to join the armed forces).

Ex: Ever since the war began he's been worried that the government will introduce conscription.

• Desertion /dɪˈzɜːʃn/ (n): sự đào ngũ (the act of leaving the armed forces without permission).

Ex: The army was badly affected by desertions.

• Ambush /ˈæmbʊʃ/ (n): cuộc mai phục (the act of hiding and waiting for somebody and then making a surprise attack on them).

Ex: Two soldiers were killed in a terrorist ambush.

• Strafe /streɪf/ (v): oanh tạc (to attack a place with bullets or bombs from an aircraft flying low).

Ex: Military aircraft strafed the village.

• Cease-fire /ˈsiːsfaɪə(r)/ (n ): sự ngừng bắn (a time when enemies agree to stop fighting, usually while a way is found to end the fighting permanently).

Ex: Observers have reported serious violations of the ceasefire.

• Artillery /ɑːˈtɪləri/ (n): pháo (large, heavy guns which are often moved on wheels).

Ex: The town is under heavy artillery fire.

• Overthrow /ˌəʊvəˈθrəʊ/ (v): lật đổ (to remove a leader or a government from a position of power by force).

Ex: The president was overthrown in a military coup.

• Mine /maɪn/ (n): mìn (a type of bomb that is hidden under the ground or in the sea and that explodes when somebody/something touches it).

Ex: Soldiers laid anti-personnel mines in the fields.

• Militia /məˈlɪʃə/ (n): dân quân (a group of people who are not professional soldiers but who have had military training and can act as an army).

Ex: He said he would call out the state militia if the rebels did not surrender.