Vocabulary

• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• have to: Must do
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• at times: Sometimes; occasionally.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• side note: A brief piece of additional information or a comment that is related to the main subject but is not essential to it.
• up close and personal: Very near or intimately, often in detail or physically close.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• go around: (Of news, gossip) to be known; circulate
• air traffic controller: A person responsible for directing aircraft traffic to ensure safety.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• rid: To cause to no longer have (pest, problem)
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• commercial: Radio or television advertisement
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• military: Army or armed forces
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• occasionally: Not very often; sometimes; seldom
• similar: Nearly the same; alike
• settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• remote: Being far away from people, towns, etc.
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• nerd: Intelligent but single-minded expert in a field
• film: Thin layer that covers something
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• fair: Neither very good nor very bad; average
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• tuck: To put something into a small or safe place
• resolve: To make a decision to do something
• aviation: Science or practice of flying aircraft
• spectacle: Impressive performance, public event or show
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• attract: To make something move closer using magnetic force
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• public: Owned by the government
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• fence: Wood, metal structure enclosing an area, land
• tunnel: Passage under the ground, often for cars or trains
• loud: Being very bright with colors, clothes etc.
• dependent: Someone who relies on (financial) support
• traffic: The cars or vehicles on the road
• roar: To laugh in a loud and continuous manner
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• unnecessary: Being more than needed or not needed
• runway: Long road where planes take off and land
• diversion: Action designed to distract attention
• tarmac: Rock and tar used to make roads
• setup: Way something is organized or arranged
• abort: To end a pregnancy through a medical operation
• takeoff: A composition imitating someones artistic work
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• airfield: Place where planes take off and land