Vocabulary

• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• going on: To continue doing something
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• sail through: To complete something easily and successfully.
• at dark: At the time when it becomes dark; evening or night.
• turn off
• at anchor: Being held in place by an anchor in water.
• further out: At a greater distance; more distant.
• heading to: Going in a particular direction.
• in ballast: Refers to a ship carrying only ballast to stay stable without cargo.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• listen in: To secretly listen to a conversation.
• by any means: In any way possible, regardless of the method
• wait for: To wait until someone comes, or something happens
• have to: Must do
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
• manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
• chaotic: Utterly confused
• exist: To be present, alive or real
• theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• intentionally: With a plan to do or achieve something
• behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
• register: To record your name on an official list; sign up
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• deliver: To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
• technically: In an exact and particular manner
• subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
• couple: To join something to something else
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• anchor: Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
• correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• mandate: To order that something is done
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• complicate: To make more difficult to do, understand or use
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• sanction: Official support or approval
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• disruptive: Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
• crude: Lacking manners or finesse; rude
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• daily: Happening every day
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• intercept: To stop or catch something while it is moving
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• case: Container used to carry things, e.g. clothes
• location: Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• datum: Item of factual information
• laden: Being weighted down by a large amount of something
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
• embargo: Order from a government which prohibits something
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• registry: Place where official records are kept
• unclear: Not easy to understand; not obvious
• inbound: Directed or moving inward or toward a center
• ballast: Weight that steadies a sea vessel in water