Vocabulary

• roll on: For time to pass
• roll off: To fall off something by rolling.
• jack up: To lift something to a higher position
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
• drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
• back up: To save a copy of your computer data
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• watch over: To protect or guard someone or something.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• under construction
• go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• in the way: Obstructing someone or something; hindering progress.
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• in the open: Publicly; not secret.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• at least: As a minimum
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• thin out: To reduce the number of things in a group or area, making them less dense.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• distinct: Clearly different in nature from something else
• combination: Series of letters or numbers needed to open a lock
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• military: Army or armed forces
• craft: To make by hand and with much skill
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• scheme: Plan (sometimes dishonest) to get or do something
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
• capture: To attract and hold e.g. interest, attention
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• assault: To attack someone physically or emotionally
• vehicle: Machine (such as a car) used to carry things
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
• automatic: Done without conscious thought
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• land: Region or country
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• airborne: Being in the air
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• full: Containing all the parts; complete
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• amphibious: Operating or living on land and in water
• long: Person's name
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• soviet: Elected government council in a communist country
• call: A order or request for action
• ashore: Onto the land from the water
• calculus: Branch of math dealing with rates of change, etc.
• diagonal: Joining two opposite corners at an angle
• shipyard: Workplace where ships are built or repaired
• moor: To tie up a boat so it will not float away
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• starboard: Right side of a ship when looking from the front