Vocabulary

• think about: To consider something carefully.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• in flames: Burning fiercely
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• cling to: To hold onto something tightly, often for support or safety.
• positive: Showing agreement or support for something
• accomplish: To succeed in doing; complete successfully
• elite: The richest, most powerful, best-educated, or best-trained group in a society
• insult: To disrespect someone by being rude or impolite
• mutual: Shared between two or more people
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• resistance: Force that stops or slows movement of something
• conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• raw: Being uncontrolled or strong, as your emotions
• criticize: To assess the work of others
• aim: Act of pointing something at a target
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
• counterpart: Person/thing having same function/characteristics
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• illegal: Not allowed by the laws or rules
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• operate: To control or handle something, such as a machine
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• makeshift: That only serves as something temporarily
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• bright: Cheerful and happy (manner)
• load: Large, often heavy, amount of a thing to be moved
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• land: Region or country
• cocaine: Illegal drug made from coca leaves
• area: Amount of measured space
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• commander: Person with authority who commands or controls
• unit: One apartment in a building
• lab: Short for 'laboratory'
• turf: Grass or a grass-like surface
• hawk: Large bird kills smaller birds and animals
• evergreen: Tree or shrub that bears foliage all the year
• guerrilla: Person fighting for a political cause
• coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine