Vocabulary

• in the black: Operating with a profit; not in debt.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• together with: In addition to; along with.
• at the end of the day: Ultimately; when everything else is considered.
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• at sea
• despite the fact: In spite of; notwithstanding.
• other places: Different locations or areas
• incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• on balance
• come to power: To gain control of a country or organization.
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in power: Having control of a country or organization.
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• vital: Needed to support life; essential
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• initiative: Ability to come up with solutions by yourself
• annoying: To make someone angry
• suspicious: Doubtful about someone's honesty
• relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• military: Army or armed forces
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• retention: Act of holding something inside the body
• maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
• blast: To attack someone with words
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• vicinity: Surrounding or nearby region; proximity
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• grain: Seeds of plants used for food
• spoil: To damage something, usually by treating it poorly
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• ally: Someone who supports, helps, or defends you
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• role: Character played by an actor
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• authoritarian: Person expecting complete obedience
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• important: Having power or authority
• council: Group chosen to make decisions about something
• determination: Will to achieve a goal despite difficulties
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
• intervene: To get involved to try to prevent trouble
• merchant: Someone who buys and sells goods
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• part: Division of a book
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• carry: To have a child, be pregnant
• upcoming: Occurring soon; approaching
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• neutralize: To remove or take away a threat
• tightrope: Wire high in the air on which acrobats perform
• transatlantic: Going across the Atlantic Ocean
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• admiral: A person with a high rank in a navy
• navigable: (Of river, etc.) wide/deep enough for ships to pass