Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• have to: Must do
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• at least: As a minimum
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• made public: To reveal or announce something to everyone.
• off air: Not currently broadcasting or transmitting.
• back onto: To reverse a vehicle so it stops at a particular place.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• deal with
• pull in: To arrest person and take them to police station
• experience in: Knowledge or skill gained from doing something for a period of time.
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• at best: Under the most optimistic or favorable circumstances; the most that can be hoped for.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• break into: To start suddenly (crying, panicking, etc.)
• on the ball: Alert, quick to understand and respond to things.
• press on: To continue doing something in a determined way; to persevere.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• at the outset: At the very beginning; from the start.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
• extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
• apparently: According to what you heard; from what can be seen
• engage: To start to fight with an enemy
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
• exact: Completely correct; accurate; specific
• claim: To say that something is true, often without proof.
• version: Different way that someone interprets something
• sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
• abundance: Quantity that is very large or more than enough
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• regime: A system of management; a form of government
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• require: To demand that someone does something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• cater: To cook or serve at an event for a fee
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• staff: Employees of a company
• public: Owned by the government
• missile: A weapon that is thrown, shot or launched
• speculative: Not based on sure knowledge; based on intuition
• leadership: Quality of being able to guide or influence others
• credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
• radar: Radio device used to find the location of objects
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• decoy: Thing used to trap someone by distracting them
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• interceptor: Fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft