Vocabulary

• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• have to: Must do
• evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• cut down: To reduce your use of something
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• slips into: To quickly put on (a piece of clothing).
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
• make a bet: To wager money on an uncertain outcome.
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
• on target: Achieving the desired results or goals; accurate.
• plunge into: To begin doing something with great enthusiasm or to become very involved in something.
• turned upside down: In an inverted position; reversed or disordered.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in length: Relating to the measurement of something from end to end.
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• crystal clear: Extremely clear and easy to understand.
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• trade in: To give something as part of the payment for something else.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
• fight back: To make your point more strongly against opponent
• hide out: To conceal oneself, especially to avoid detection or capture.
• such as: For example; like
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• next to: Being located along side another
• cut across: To rudely go in front of someone
• come by: To become the owner of something, e.g. by accident
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• in command: Having control or authority over something or someone.
• settle on: To decide definitely to do or have something.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• get emotional: To become easily affected by emotions; to become sentimental or tearful.
• reveal: To show something that was hidden before
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• clue: Information that helps explain something; hint
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• huge: Very very large
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• dive: Restaurant, bar or club with a bad reputation
• trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• target: A goal or amount you are trying to achieve
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• bottom: The part of your body you sit on
• brick: Baked clay block used to build houses, walls
• century: Period of 100 years
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• important: Having power or authority
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• piece: A counter in a board game
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• maritime: Concerning sailing, ships
• laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
• bow: To (cause to) curve or bend
• great: Very good; better than before
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• slavery: State or condition of being a slave
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• mobile: Able to be moved or able to move
• slave: Someone who is legally owned by another person
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• site: Place that is reserved for a particular activity
• freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
• datum: Item of factual information
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• archaeologist: Scientist studying ancient societies
• railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
• archaeology: The study of ancient societies
• cannon: Large wheeled gun that fires heavy metal balls
• enslave: To make someone live like a slave