Vocabulary

• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• look back: To think about past events
• have to: Must do
• at the moment: At this time; now
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• fly out: To leave a place by airplane.
• back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
• deal with
• just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
• in terms of
• on occasion: Sometimes, but not regularly.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in advance: Ahead of time; before something happens
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• at least: As a minimum
• in flight: Act of flying
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
• carry out
• take on: To acquire a new characteristic
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• convince: To persuade someone, or make them feel sure
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• initial: First letter of your given name
• military: Army or armed forces
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• subsequent: Happening after; later
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• external: Concerning foreign countries
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
• cabinet: Piece of furniture resembling a cupboard
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• dispute: To argue with someone about something
• couple: To join something to something else
• conceal: To hide; prevent from being discovered
• accuracy: Being exactly right; correctness
• press: Machine using pressure to shape, flatten, squeeze
• altitude: Height of something above sea level
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• maneuver: Military movement of troops
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• exquisite: Being very sensitive or detailed, e.g. of taste
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• staff: Employees of a company
• public: Owned by the government
• confirm: To formally approve or check something
• ingenuity: Cleverness and originality
• alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
• clarify: To make a liquid become clear or pure
• flight: Act of leaving a place, usually to escape danger
• land: Region or country
• question: To ask for or try to get information
• secretary: Office worker who makes appointments, etc.
• creativity: Ability to imagine new ideas
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• part: Division of a book
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• elevate: To make something higher
• jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
• datum: Item of factual information
• credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
• pentagon: A five-sided shape
• assassination: Murder of a public figure by surprise attack
• noteworthy: Worthy of notice; important and worth attention
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• uncommon: Not typical; not normal; unusual
• decoy: Thing used to trap someone by distracting them
• unquote: To remove the quotation marks from
• tracker: Person using marks to follow a wild animal
• backtrack: To go back along the route you just came