Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• last summer: The summer before this one.
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• in reference to: Relating to; with regard to
• break up
• at least: As a minimum
• hold off: To delay doing something; postpone.
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• make a move: To take action; to initiate something.
• move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
• as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at sea
• far worse: Significantly more unpleasant, serious, or severe.
• one up: In a better or more advantageous position.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• manifest: List of cargo on a ship
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• military: Army or armed forces
• intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
• cruise: To easily achieve
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• require: To demand that someone does something
• pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• communist: Believer in communism
• deter: To stop people doing a thing; stop from happening
• source: Piece of information; a person giving information
• command: To be able to see far from a certain location
• goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
• chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• point: An item to be discussed
• accuse: To claim that someone has done something wrong
• exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• suburb: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• happen: To take place or occur
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• authorization: Giving approval by virtue of your authority
• scrappy: Quarrelsome; aggressive
• chihuahua: Small dog from the north of Mexico