Vocabulary

• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• at least: As a minimum
• going on: To continue doing something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• hanging upside down: Suspended with the upper part turned to the lower part.
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on site: At the location of a particular activity or project.
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• expert: Skillful person with special knowledge
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• gear: To aim at or prepare yourself for something
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• endeavor: To attempt or make effort to do something
• factor: Something that influences a result
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• hang: To attach a picture, photograph etc. onto a wall
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• grateful: Feeling or showing thanks; thankful
• minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• investigation: Search for information about something
• ceiling: Top part of a room above your head
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• transportation: Act of moving people or goods between places
• horrific: Terrifying and shocking
• point: An item to be discussed
• trolley: Cart with wheels, e.g. in a supermarket or airport
• land: Region or country
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• burn: To destroy with fire
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• underway: Happening now
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• come: To arrive at a place
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• plane: An airplane
• hose: Tube that carries a liquid
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• tarmac: Rock and tar used to make roads
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• pediatric: Concerning the medical care of children
• fuselage: Main part of an airplane, not the wings
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• abc: First letters of the Roman alphabet