Vocabulary

• also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
• such as: For example; like
• off guard: In a vulnerable state; not alert or cautious.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• at speed: Moving quickly.
• at least: As a minimum
• for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
• factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
• head up: To lead or manage a team, project, or organization.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• sense of orientation: The ability to know where you are in relation to your surroundings.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• level off: (Of plane) to start flying at a lower, flat height
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• push on: To continue with some effort; persevere
• due to: Because of; owing to
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• epic: Going on for a long time; awe-inspiring
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• awareness: Having knowledge of something
• instrument: Gauge for measuring something, e.g. temperature
• establish: To set or create something to last for a long time
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• primary: Most important, most basic or essential
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• factor: Something that influences a result
• fatal: Causing death; having very bad consequences
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• vision: Ability to see; eyesight
• spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• provide: To make available; to supply for use
• orientation: Where you are in a location, e.g. facing east/west
• sensory: Referring to the physical senses
• layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
• spiral: A continuous curve round a central point
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• spatial: About space
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• descent: Movement downward; movement toward something bad
• erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
• distort: To change the shape, appearance, or sound
• graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
• autopilot: (For ships, planes) automatic navigational device
• meteorological: Of the weather or weather forecasts
• handbook: Book of instruction or guidance; manual