Vocabulary

• have at: To attack someone or something.
• given time: A specific time that has been scheduled or agreed upon.
• round the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• sign over: To transfer ownership or rights by signing a document.
• at least: As a minimum
• have to: Must do
• present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• presence: The same place or area that a person is
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
• spike: The top point in a graph
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• sabotage: To destroy or damage, often secretly, to weaken
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
• undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
• valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• respond: To answer something or someone
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• invasion: Entry into a place to cause harm
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
• whatsoever: Used to add emphasis to an idea being expressed
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• sanction: Official support or approval
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• designate: To officially choose for a position; appoint
• cooperation: Working together to get something done
• weak: Not having a strong character
• list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
• rust: Reddish brown color
• dark: Of a color that is not light
• report: Account of the necessary facts and information
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• call: A order or request for action
• countdown: Counting backward to zero to show the time left
• western: Movies often about cowboys in the American West
• wait: To delay or not do something until later
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• stateless: Without nationality or citizenship