Vocabulary

• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• drain away: To flow out or disappear gradually, especially liquid.
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• light on: To illuminate something.
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• build up: To increase the amount; collect something
• lie in: To stay in bed later than usual in the morning.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• symbol of: Something that represents or stands for something else, especially an object representing an abstract idea.
• dial back: To reduce or lessen something, such as intensity or amount.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• call in: To ask others for help when in need
• tape off: To mark or block an area with tape.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• next to: Being located along side another
• out of town: Away from one's usual place of residence or work; absent from the local area.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
• catch up: To become equal with another person
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• turn to: To go to someone for help, advice, or information.
• picks up: To catch a criminal and take to police station
• dive in: To start doing something with a lot of enthusiasm.
• sink in: (Of an idea) to slowly be understood or felt
• at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
• close to home: Emotionally sensitive or personally relevant to someone.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
• taken over: To gain control of (a company) from someone else
• emergency response: The actions taken to deal with an unexpected and dangerous event.
• from start to finish: Covering the whole process from beginning to end.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• at sea
• in total: Completely; with everything added together.
• set off: To start a journey
• cordon off: To prevent access to an area by surrounding it with police, barriers, etc.
• in store: About to happen in the future
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
• clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
• expose: To make visible, without covering or protection
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• enemy: Something that stops you doing what you want
• channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• ammunition: Supply of bullets, etc. that are fired from guns
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• deck: Floor built into a ship, bus, plane or home
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• area: Amount of measured space
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• pirate: To copy or sell a product illegally
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• timber: Used to warn people that a tree is about to fall
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• light: To cause something to burn; put a burning match to
• tidal: Of the regular rise and fall of the sea level
• archaeologist: Scientist studying ancient societies
• piracy: Act of robbing a plane or ship
• archaeological: Concerning the study of ancient societies
• nick: Person's name
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• ad: Public notice or advertisement
• underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
• lint: Fabric with nap on one side, used to dress wounds
• gunpowder: Chemical used in fireworks, to fire cannon, etc.
• sonar: System using sound waves to detect objects
• heavyweight: Professional boxer in a greater weight class