Vocabulary

• at the moment: At this time; now
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• have to: Must do
• at sea
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• carry out
• jam out: To play music together informally and enthusiastically.
• going on: To continue doing something
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• bring in: To earn a certain amount of money or profits
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• in the black: Operating with a profit; not in debt.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• tit for tat: An equivalent given in return; retaliation.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• military: Army or armed forces
• avoid: To prevent from happening
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• wheat: A kind of grain that is used to make flour
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• scrap: To fight with someone
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• hub: Center of action or interest
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• catch: Amount of something that has been caught
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• assure: To confirm; state with certainty something is so
• surround: To be all the way around something
• false: Not real or genuine
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• confrontation: A disagreement or argument
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• regain: To get something back that had been lost
• part: Division of a book
• mount: To attach something to something else
• area: Amount of measured space
• interested: Having had your attention taken; curious
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• escalation: An increase in severity
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
• asymmetric: Having no balance; not the same on both sides
• fuselage: Main part of an airplane, not the wings
• annexation: Incorporation of land from a country
• logistical: Concerning planning and organizing a large project
• gatekeeper: Someone who controls access to something
• kamikaze: Mission of Japanese pilots in WWII to crash planes
• tat: Lacework made by knotting or looping