Vocabulary

• commercial flight: A flight operated by an airline for public transport of passengers and cargo, typically on a scheduled basis.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• trip out: To hallucinate, especially as a result of taking drugs.
• in use: Being used at the present time.
• in someone's face: Directly confronting or challenging someone.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• rock bottom: The lowest possible level or point.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• script: Written text of a book, play, film, or speech
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• obligation: Duty to be done because of a law, rule or promise
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• afford: To make available, to provide
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• tiny: Very, very small
• exclusively: For the use of only one person or group
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• leave: To go away from; depart
• poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• pilgrimage: Journey to a sacred place
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• fill: To make something full
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• great: Very good; better than before
• cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
• subsidize: To aid, assist, or help pay a cost or price
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• gravel: Very small pieces of rock often used to make paths
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• archipelago: Group of several small islands
• elasticity: Ability to stretch and return to original shape
• sideways: Moving, facing, or directed toward one side
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• paperwork: Work involving handling papers, forms, letters etc.
• logistic: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• papa: Another word for father
• environmentalism: A movement that aims to protect the natural world
• islander: Person who lives on an island