Vocabulary

• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
• pretty much anything: Almost everything; nearly all things.
• face to face: (Meeting) while looking at someone
• due to: Because of; owing to
• speed up: To move more quickly
• of a certain age: Refers politely to someone who is middle-aged or older.
• fool with: To tamper with or handle something in a way that is not intended or safe.
• for instance: As an example.
• stamp out: To get rid of or make disappear
• hard by: Very near or close to something.
• pack a punch: Have a strong or powerful effect.
• work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
• as a rule: Generally; usually
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• set by: To separate and save for another use or time
• except for: Not including; excluding.
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• run deep: To be strongly felt or held; to be deeply rooted or ingrained.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• duty: Work required by your job or position
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• fire: Heat and the flame produced when burning
• battle: Military fight between armies
• design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
• attack: To try to destroy, beat, or injure
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• harbor: Area of water protected by land and used by ships
• war: Situation where armies fight each other
• ship: Large boat
• Pacific: Relating to or bordering the Pacific Ocean
• pearl: Person's name