Vocabulary

• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• hang on: To wait for the person you phoned to answer
• on to: Toward something; forward
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• on television: Appearing or broadcast on TV.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• cut in: To interrupt someone's conversation
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• within reach: Close enough to be grabbed or used.
• in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• might well: Used to indicate a good possibility or likelihood.
• at a time: Separately; one by one
• to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
• overwhelming: To defeat something or someone completely
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• seal: To close tightly to protect it from leaking
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• option: A choice
• guide: To help or advise someone about something
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
• hostage: Person held prisoner to get a demand satisfied
• capsule: Tube-shaped plastic casing filled with medicine
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
• act: To behave in a certain way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• raid: Sudden entry by police; surprise attack by army
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• standoff: a situation in which no agreement can be reached
• deep: Complex and important
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• ordeal: Event that is difficult to survive, live through
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• diameter: Distance across the center of an object
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• embassy: Building where an ambassador works
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• raft: Pieces of wood tied together as a kind of boat
• unit: One apartment in a building
• shaft: To ruin the plans or prospects of others
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• sully: To make dirty; soil or tarnish
• airplane: A machine that flies through the air
• lifeboat: Strong boat designed to rescue people at sea