Vocabulary

• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• fill out: To become fatter
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• on hold: Temporarily delayed or suspended.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• emergency response: The actions taken to deal with an unexpected and dangerous event.
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• cruise: To easily achieve
• pleasant: Causing a good feeling
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• couple: To join something to something else
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• rest: Time when one relaxes, sleeps, or is inactive
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• tranquil: Calm; peaceful
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• master: To gain control over something
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• trip: To release an electrical switch
• staff: Employees of a company
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• indicator: An instrument that shows temperature, speed etc.
• declaration: Stating the cost of things purchased overseas
• fill: To make something full
• protocol: Written agreement between countries
• shut: To stop being open for business
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• great: Very good; better than before
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• supervisor: Someone in charge of a task, place, or person
• business: A company formed for making profit
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• luggage: Suitcases and bags
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• dock: To take away a part of an animal's tail
• shortly: Quickly; soon; in a moment
• hijack: To take control of a plane, etc. by force