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
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    • accurate

      US /ˈækjərɪt/

      UK /ˈækjərət/

      • Adjective
      • With no mistake or error; Correct
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    • ambiguous

      US /æmˈbɪɡjuəs/

      UK /æmˈbɪgjuəs/

      • Adjective
      • Able to be understood in more than one way
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    • anchor

      US /ˈæŋkɚ/

      UK /'æŋkə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Metal hook on a rope used to stop boats moving
      • Person who presents a news program on TV
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lower an anchor to hold a boat or ship in place
      • To secure firmly or fixedly; to moor.
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    • at anchor

      US /ˌæt ˈæŋkɚ/

      UK /ˌæt ˈæŋkə/

      • other
      • Being held in place by an anchor in water.
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    • at dark

      US /ˌæt dɑrk/

      UK /ˌæt dɑ:k/

      • other
      • At the time when it becomes dark; evening or night.
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    • attempt

      US /əˈtɛmpt/

      UK /ə'tempt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to do something challenging or difficult
      • Noun
      • Effort made to try to do or accomplish something
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    • ballast

      US

      UK

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Weight that steadies a sea vessel in water
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    • blockade

      US /blɑ:ˈkeɪd/

      UK /blɒˈkeɪd/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To block or impede the movement of people, objects
      • Noun
      • Arrangement that blocks or impedes movement
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    • by any means

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In any way possible, regardless of the method
      • Whatever is necessary to achieve something.
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    • cargo

      US /ˈkɑ:rgoʊ/

      UK /ˈkɑ:gəʊ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Goods carried in a ship or plane
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    • chaos

      US /ˈkeˌɑs/

      UK /'keɪɒs/

      • Noun (plural)
      • State of utter confusion or disorder
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Complete disorder and confusion.
      • Behavior so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions.
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    • chaotic

      US /keɪˈɒtɪk/

      UK /keɪ'ɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Utterly confused
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    • coastline

      US /ˈkoʊstlaɪn/

      UK /ˈkəʊstlaɪn/

      • Noun
      • Area of sea alongside the land in an area
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    • complicate

      US /ˈkɑ:mplɪkeɪt/

      UK /ˈkɒmplɪkeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make more difficult to do, understand or use
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    • correct

      US /kəˈrɛkt/

      UK /kə'rekt/

      • Adjective
      • Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
      • True or accurate
      • Transitive Verb
      • To fix a problem
      • To write marks on a piece of work to show mistakes
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    • couple

      US /ˈkʌpəl/

      UK /'kʌpl/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To join something to something else
      • (Two animals) to engage in sexual relations
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Two people in a romantic relationship
      • Two of something; two people; a pair
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    • crude

      US /krud/

      UK /kru:d/

      • Adjective
      • Lacking manners or finesse; rude
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    • datum

      US /ˈdetəm, ˈdætəm, ˈdɑtəm/

      UK /ˈdeɪtəm/

      • Noun
      • Item of factual information
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    • deliberately

      US /dɪˈlɪbərɪtlɪ/

      UK /dɪˈlɪbərətli/

      • Adverb
      • In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
      • Purposely; on purpose
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    • deliver

      US /dɪˈlɪvɚ/

      UK /dɪ'lɪvə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To give birth to a child; help a woman give birth
      • To save someone from a problem or crisis
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    • determine

      US /dɪˈtɚmɪn/

      UK /dɪ'tɜ:mɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To control exactly how something will be or act
      • To establish the facts about; discover
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    • disruptive

      US /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/

      UK /dɪsˈrʌptɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Causing trouble; disturbing a class, etc.
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    • embargo

      US /ɛmˈbɑrɡo/

      UK /ɪm'bɑ:ɡəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Order from a government which prohibits something
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    • frankly

      US /ˈfræŋkli/

      UK /ˈfræŋkli/

      • Adverb
      • Speaking honestly and directly
      • Used to express disagreement or mild disapproval.
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    • further out

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • At a greater distance; more distant.
      • To a more advanced or remote stage or point.
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    • going on

      US /ˈɡoɪŋ ɑn/

      UK /ˈgəʊɪŋ ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To continue doing something
      • To happen (usually negative)
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • heading to

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • Going in a particular direction.
      • Intransitive Verb
      • Going in the direction of; on the way to.
      • Moving towards a future state or condition.
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    • identification

      US /aɪˌdɛntəfɪˈkeʃən/

      UK /aɪˌdentɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
      • The act of discovering exactly what something is
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    • identify

      US /aɪˈdɛntəˌfaɪ/

      UK /aɪ'dentɪfaɪ/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To indicate who or what someone or something is
      • To say exactly what something is
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    • in ballast

      US /ɪn ˈbælɪst/

      UK /ɪn ˈbælɪst/

      • Preposition
      • Refers to a ship carrying only ballast to stay stable without cargo.
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    • in theory

      US /ɪn ˈθiəri/

      UK /in ˈθiəri/

      • Adverb
      • According to the stated ideas or principles
      • Phrase
      • According to the theoretical possibilities rather than actual practice.
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    • inbound

      US /ˈɪnˌbaʊnd/

      UK /ˈɪnbaʊnd/

      • Adverb
      • Directed or moving inward or toward a center
      • Adjective
      • Traveling toward a particular place or destination.
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    • increasingly

      US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

      UK /ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • More and more; in greater degree or amount
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    • intentionally

      US /ɪnˈtɛnʃənl:ɪ/

      UK /ɪn'tenʃənəlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With a plan to do or achieve something
      • In a deliberate and purposeful manner.
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    • intercept

      US /ˌɪntərˈsept/

      UK /ˌɪntəˈsept/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop or catch something while it is moving
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    • know about

      US /noʊ əˈbaʊt/

      UK /nəʊ əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
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    • laden

      US /ˈledn:/

      UK /ˈleɪdn/

      • Adjective
      • Being weighted down by a large amount of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To load (truck, ship) with cargo
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    • listen in

      US /ˈlɪsən ɪn/

      UK /ˈlisn in/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To secretly listen to a conversation.
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    • location

      US /loʊˈkeɪʃn/

      UK /ləʊˈkeɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Particular position or area of place, event, etc.
      • A place away from a studio where film or television shots are made.
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    • mandate

      US /ˈmænˌdet/

      UK /'mændeɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To order that something is done
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official command or order
      • The authority to carry out a policy or course of action, regarded as given by the electorate to a candidate or party that has won an election.
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    • manipulate

      US /məˈnɪpjəˌlet/

      UK /mə'nɪpjʊleɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to control others to gain an advantage
      • To handle or work in a skillful manner
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    • maritime

      US /ˈmærɪˌtaɪm/

      UK /ˈmærɪtaɪm/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning sailing, ships
      • Being next to or near the sea
      • Noun
      • The branch of law concerning ships and shipping.
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on board

      US /ɑn bɔrd/

      UK /ɔn bɔ:d/

      • Phrase
      • Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
      • Adverb
      • On or in a ship, aircraft, train, or other vehicle
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    • port

      US /pɔrt, port/

      UK /pɔ:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • City where ships can shelter during a storm
      • Left side of a ship when facing forward
      • Transitive Verb
      • To move data from one computer system to another
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    • prescribe

      US /prɪˈskraɪb/

      UK /prɪ'skraɪb/

      • Transitive Verb
      • (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
      • To set down rules or guidelines
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    • reach

      US /ritʃ/

      UK /ri:tʃ/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
      • To be long enough to get to a certain place
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Power or control someone has over something
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    • register

      US /ˈrɛdʒɪstɚ/

      UK /'redʒɪstə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To record your name on an official list; sign up
      • To show an amount on a measurement device
      • Noun
      • Till; machine used add up things you buy
      • Range of notes of a person's (singing) voice
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    • registry

      US /ˈrɛdʒɪstri/

      UK /ˈredʒɪstri/

      • Noun
      • Place where official records are kept
      • An official record of items or procedures.
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    • route

      US /rut, raʊt/

      UK /ru:t/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way to get from one place to another place; path
      • Path or way that people often use
      • Transitive Verb
      • To send along a particular path or way
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    • sail through

      US /seɪl θru/

      UK /seil θru:/

      • other
      • To complete something easily and successfully.
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    • sanction

      US /ˈsæŋkʃən/

      UK /'sæŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Official support or approval
      • Action taken to force a country to obey laws
      • Transitive Verb
      • To allow or approve something
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    • satellite

      US /ˈsætlˌaɪt/

      UK /'sætəlaɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Device sent into space that aids communication
      • Natural object in space that moves around another
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    • set by

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To separate and save for another use or time
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    • signal

      US /ˈsɪɡnəl/

      UK /'sɪɡnəl/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be evidence/an indication something will happen
      • To make a noise or motion to tell someone to start
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Evidence or an indication something will happen
      • Movement of a hand or other means to send messages
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    • target

      US /ˈtɑrɡɪt/

      UK /'tɑ:ɡɪt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
      • Group you are trying to sell to or influence
      • Transitive Verb
      • To try to influence; direct a message toward
      • (Army) to aim an attack at something
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    • technically

      US /ˈtɛknɪkl:ɪ/

      UK /ˈteknɪkli/

      • Adverb
      • In an exact and particular manner
      • With technical skill or expertise.
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    • theory

      US /ˈθiəri, ˈθɪri/

      UK /ˈθiəri/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
      • An idea or belief about something
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    • track

      US /træk/

      UK /træk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use marks to follow a wild animal
      • To move a certain way/follow a particular course
      • Noun
      • A circular course for running
      • Course or way someone takes, e.g. in education
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    • turn off

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To make someone feel negatively about something
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    • unclear

      US /ˌʌnˈklɪr/

      UK /ˌʌnˈklɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Not easy to understand; not obvious
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    • unusual

      US /ʌnˈjuʒuəl/

      UK /ʌnˈju:ʒuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
      • Remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others.
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    • vessel

      US /ˈvɛsəl/

      UK /ˈvesl/

      • Countable Noun
      • Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
      • A ship or boat; something that carries things
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    • wait for

      US /wet fɔr/

      UK /weit fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To wait until someone comes, or something happens
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    She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.

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    • brave

      adj. Having courage

    • comfort zone

      phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe

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    a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step". forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead". The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.

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    brave

    US/brev/
    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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    How ships are trying to break through the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz | BBC News

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