Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in short order: Very quickly; without delay.
• fire off: To say or ask questions quickly
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• in terms of
• all hands on deck: A call for everyone to work together in a difficult situation.
• on deck: In baseball, being the next batter to come up to bat.
• on the surface: Appearing to be true or real until examined more closely.
• in service: Available for use; operational
• on a daily basis: Happening every day.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• draw up: To create a formal document
• drum up: To try to get support or interest from people for something.
• aside from
• come up: To come closer to someone; approach
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• get across: To communicate (something) clearly and effectively.
• with respect to: In relation to; regarding.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
• amount: Quantity of something
• conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• gravity: (Of a situation) extreme seriousness
• military: Army or armed forces
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• throw: To use your arm to make something fly in the air
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• ironically: Contrary to plan or expectation
• reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
• potent: (Of men) being able to make a woman pregnant
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• suicide: Act of purposely killing yourself
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• lapse: (Of license, etc.) to stop being valid; expire
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• decrease: To reduce the size, amount or number of something
• seize: To take a place with force, as by military action
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• demonstration: Open showing of emotion
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• piece: A counter in a board game
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• point: An item to be discussed
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• daily: Happening every day
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• area: Amount of measured space
• spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
• type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
• capability: Means, ability, or potential to do something
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• anti: A prefix meaning 'against' or 'opposed'
• ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
• datum: Item of factual information
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
• circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
• kinetic: Of or relating to movement
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• cog: Toothed wheel fitting into others to turn machines
• visibility: Quality of being able to be seen, as at a distance
• disprove: To show something is not true
• lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
• aperture: Hole or opening controlling e.g. light on a lens
• eyeball: The round part of the eye