Vocabulary

• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• got to: To arrive at some place
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• fight on: To continue fighting despite difficulties or setbacks.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• wear on
• at sea
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in hand: In one's possession or control.
• to hand: To give or pass something to someone using your hand.
• in the hands of: Under the control or responsibility of someone.
• on the deck: Situated on the flat surface or floor of a ship or boat.
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• came off: To succeed in doing; complete something
• period: Set amount of time during which events take place
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• poverty: State of being poor
• combat: To fight someone or something physically
• myth: Popular belief that is false, unsupported by fact
• heritage: Traditional beliefs or customs of a culture
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• regular: Having an equal amount of space or time in between
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• belly: Middle part of the body; the stomach
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• fabric: Cloth or material
• veteran: Person experienced through long service
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• excitement: When people feel very happy and enthusiastic
• thrill: Thing/event causing sudden excitement or pleasure
• persuade: To try to make someone to do, believe something
• bullet: Metal object fired from a gun
• serve: To act in a particular position or office
• recruit: Person who has just joined the military
• prison: Place the court puts criminals as punishment; jail
• plug: Wood, rubber or metal used to block a hole
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• throne: Special elaborate chair on which king/queen sits
• ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
• waist: Narrower part of your body between hips and chest
• brutality: Extremely mean or violent act or treatment
• detail: Small part of something; tiny fact
• volunteer: Working willingly without pay to help others
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• rot: To break down into pieces through dying; decay
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• detachment: Feeling of not being personally involved
• infantry: Group of soldiers who fight on foot
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
• arm: To activate a weapon or bomb for use
• hand: Cards given to a player in a card game
• dress: Women's garment with a top part and a skirt
• move: To cause someone to have certain emotions
• sniper: Person who shoots at people from a hidden position
• piracy: Act of robbing a plane or ship
• cartridge: Container holding ink, etc. for putting in machine
• socket: Area into which (e.g. a bone) will fit
• mast: Tall upright post supporting the sails of a boat
• hanger: Piece of wire to hang clothes on
• muzzle: To quieten by or as by covering the mouth
• cipher: Nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero
• bayonet: Long sharp knife fixed onto the end of a rifle