Vocabulary

• pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• in flight: Act of flying
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• better known as: More widely or commonly recognized by a particular name or description.
• control tower: A tall tower at an airport from which air traffic controllers can direct aircraft movements.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on the radar: Being noticed or tracked; within someone's awareness or attention.
• air traffic controller: A person responsible for directing aircraft traffic to ensure safety.
• for some reason: For a reason that is not known or not easily explained.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• have to: Must do
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• strike: To hit something
• express: To send something by fast mail
• demand: Desire customers have to buy product, service
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• drastically: In a sudden, extreme or severe manner
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• conduct: Your behavior
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• military: Army or armed forces
• task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• aid: To help others and provide things
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• fellow: Man or a boy
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• exception: Something different or not included
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• unfold: (Of a situation) to be told or revealed
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• land: Region or country
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• pat: Person's name
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• mobilize: To come together for an action or purpose
• inquiry: Process of seeking information
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• uphill: From lower ground to higher ground
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• oscillate: To keep moving back and forth many times
• nighttime: Time after sunset and before sunrise
• inaugurate: To celebrate the opening (business or institution)
• gov: Shortened form of 'government'; internet address
• psa: PSA is the acronym of Public Service Announcement, a message in the public interest disseminated by the media without charge, with the objective of raising awareness or changing public attitudes and behavior towards a social issue.