Vocabulary

• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
• on duty
• quick look: A brief or cursory inspection or examination.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• take for example: To use as an instance or illustration.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• have to: Must do
• vote in: To elect someone into a position by voting.
• by and large: Generally; on the whole; mostly.
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• in essence: Used to summarize the main point.
• jump in: To enter a vehicle quickly.
• join in
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
• in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• point at: To aim (gun, etc.) at someone or something
• choke point: A strategic narrow passage or area where movement is easily restricted or controlled.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in the red: Operating at a loss; in debt.
• at scale: In large quantities; with significant reach or impact.
• track down: To find out where someone is; hunt; chase
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• crap: Impolite way of saying something is not good; Faeces
• strike: To hit something
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• military: Army or armed forces
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• vicinity: Surrounding or nearby region; proximity
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• choke: To cause someone not to breathe
• point: An item to be discussed
• stern: Being very severe, strict, or serious
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• shut: To stop being open for business
• great: Very good; better than before
• lay: Amateur; not being a trained priest
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• lane: Marked strip of the road or swimming pool
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• area: Amount of measured space
• approximate: About; not exact but close
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• disagree: To have a different opinion; to fail to agree
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• sand: Area composed of tiny pieces of rock near an ocean
• global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• ministry: Body of religious workers and leaders
• uncharted: (Land, waters) not yet surveyed or investigated
• analyst: Someone who is skilled at studying details of data
• mole: Small animal with dark fur that lives under ground
• asymmetric: Having no balance; not the same on both sides
• shipping: To transport goods by boat, truck or plane
• domestically: With respect to your own country
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off