Vocabulary

• air traffic controller: A person responsible for directing aircraft traffic to ensure safety.
• under maintenance: Being repaired or undergoing necessary maintenance work.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• have to: Must do
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• for instance: As an example.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• drive away: To leave in a vehicle.
• ramp up: To increase the level or amount of something sharply.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• push back: To force someone to withdraw or retreat
• back off: To stop supporting; lose courage
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• of choice: Indicating something is preferred or selected deliberately.
• at work: Located at one's place of employment
• work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
• in flight: Act of flying
• in layman's terms: Express using simple language for non-experts.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• fold out: To open or unfold something that is folded.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• for sale: (object) that people can buy
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look back: To think about past events
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• ride up: To move upwards, especially clothing.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• sheer: To suddenly turn or change direction
• conduct: Your behavior
• military: Army or armed forces
• quarantine: To isolate ill people to prevent disease spreading
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
• vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• favorite: A thing that someone likes best or enjoys most
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• garage: Place for keeping a car
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• invade: To enter something causing a harmful result
• pilot: To conduct a small practice experiment
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• polish: Act of making something clean and shiny
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• college: School or educational institution for adults
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• medical: Of or relating to physical health or medicine
• land: Region or country
• assistance: Act of helping someone
• alliance: Group of people/organizations working together
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• official: Real, exact, truely felt
• torn: To move very quickly, often with carelessness
• rent: To give the use of something in return for payment
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• ride: Machine at an amusement park for riding on for fun
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• bilateral: Involving two groups of people or two countries
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• swift: Quick
• flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
• shout: To speak very loudly to get attention
• artillery: Guns used by the military larger than machine guns
• infantry: Group of soldiers who fight on foot
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• mid: At (or near) the middle point
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• airspace: Area in the sky controlled by a country