Vocabulary

• at sea
• first three: The initial three items or elements in a series or sequence.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• consider: To think carefully about something
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• draw: To attract attention to someone or something
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• judge: Person who decides on the results of a contest
• cabin: Small basic wooden home in the countryside
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• act: To behave in a certain way
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• necessity: Something that you must have or do
• mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
• refuse: To not accept, allow, or give something
• confess: To admit that you did something wrong
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• land: Region or country
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• murder: Something that is difficult or painful to do
• stab: To strike a blow with a knife, as to kill someone
• vein: Tube that returns blood from the body to the heart
• corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
• lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• morality: Beliefs or ideas about what is right and wrong
• fed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• live: To be alive
• turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
• lifeboat: Strong boat designed to rescue people at sea
• seawater: Water from the sea; salt water