Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• in debt: State of owing money to a person or institution
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• in the dark: Uninformed about something; unaware.
• at sea
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• go back to: To return to a starting point
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
• baseball field: A field on which baseball is played.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• got to: To arrive at some place
• in the hospital: Located inside a hospital receiving medical care.
• on camera: While being filmed or recorded.
• swim in: To move through water by using your arms and legs.
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• bring to: To make someone to wake up from being unconscious
• down to earth: Practical, realistic, and approachable.
• take back: To say you no longer agree with an opinion you had
• state trooper: A state police officer; a highway patrol officer.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• feel for: To have sympathy for someone; to empathize with someone's situation.
• next to: Being located along side another
• deal with
• enter into: To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
• catch fire: To start burning; to ignite.
• live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
• trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
• guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
• debt: Sum of money owed to someone that is not yet paid
• military: Army or armed forces
• suspect: Person thought to have committed a crime
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
• chase: Act of going after someone to catch them
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• insurance: Protection against loss/injury/death you pay for
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• drone: A remote controlled flying device
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• splash: To throw water or liquids in many directions
• defense: Argument in support of something
• verdict: Jury or judges finding or decision as to guilt
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• senate: A board of governors at a college or university
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• swamp: Area of land that is wet or covered with water
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• jury: 12 citizens who decide if someone is guilty or not
• finally: used especially at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the last point or idea
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• cover: To record a different version of another song
• feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
• life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
• side: To decide to agree with one point, not the other
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• shepherd: Person's name
• naval: Concerning a navy or ships used in war
• alligator: A large reptile like a crocodile
• navy: Very dark shade of blue
• unmanned: Lacking a crew
• shark: Person who lends money at unfair rates of interest
• courthouse: Building that houses judicial courts
• jeep: Small sturdy vehicle with four-wheel drive