Top Gun: Maverick (2022) vocabulary: the 677 English words to know

1112 different words in this film. Knowing the 1,000 most common English words covers about 63% of this film; the 3,000 most common, about 79%.

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Words worth learning
WordUses
dagger 44
01:30:15Dagger one, up and ready on catapult one.
target 34
00:17:59The target...
mission 29
00:19:17Not in the same mission, sir.
rooster 22
00:20:14Bradley bradshaw, aka "rooster."
altitude 20
00:31:36Altitude 8,000... 7,000...
enemy 18
00:13:58Only man to shoot down three enemy planes in the last 40 years.
pilot 17
00:14:49one day, sooner than later, they won't need pilots at all.
overboard 15
00:30:06Overboard! Overboard! Overboard!
mach 15
00:05:19The contract threshold is mach 10.
engine 13
00:06:54Ready left engine start.
deck 13
00:32:38Attention on deck!
low 12
00:18:51And a surface-to-air threat necessitates a low-level laser-guided strike
defend 12
00:18:25and defended by an extensive surface-to-air missile array
aircraft 12
00:18:31which in turn are backed up by a plentiful reserve of surplus aircraft.
bandit 12
01:10:53I'm a bandit on course to intercept. Blue team, what are you gonna do?
pull up 12
00:07:33Maverick, Cain just pulled up to the gate.
seconds 11
00:50:15We are two seconds behind. Increase to 480 knots.
strike 11
00:18:14with assembling a strike team and taking it out
wing 11
00:36:49Payback, where's your wing man?
missile 11
00:18:25and defended by an extensive surface-to-air missile array
plane 10
00:13:58Only man to shoot down three enemy planes in the last 40 years.
level 10
00:18:51And a surface-to-air threat necessitates a low-level laser-guided strike
copy 10
00:39:39Lights out, coyote. Copy kill.
fighter 10
00:18:28serving a limited number of fifth-generation fighters,
admiral 10
00:05:28Admiral Cain.
radar 10
00:36:25Fanboy, you see him? Nothing on radar up ahead.
laser 10
00:18:51And a surface-to-air threat necessitates a low-level laser-guided strike
mav 10
00:06:31I don't like that look, mav.
teach 9
00:19:49We want you to teach it.
speed 9
00:50:20Copy. Increasing speed.
holy 8
00:12:08Holy shit.
foot 8
00:35:52We do not go below the hard deck of 5,000 feet.
smoke 8
00:37:58Smoked. Damn it.
penny 8
00:22:15Penny?
increase 8
00:08:34Dark star, you are cleared above 600. Increase to mach 3.5.
coyote 8
00:24:55And here I thought we were special, coyote.
eject 8
00:31:42Eject, eject, eject!
pop 7
00:26:58Much appreciated, pops.
bomb 7
00:18:59two precision bombs, minimum.
surface 7
00:08:01Control surfaces, go.
tone 7
01:11:56That's tone.
tomahawk 7
01:27:12tomahawk missiles from the USS Leyte Gulf
push 6
00:09:40He's at mach 7, pushing 8.
plant 6
00:18:03Is an unsanctioned uranium enrichment plant
climb 6
00:07:24Requesting an unrestricted climb to 600 and above.
fifth 6
00:18:28serving a limited number of fifth-generation fighters,
runway 6
00:07:13Runway 21. Winds 210, 10.
hangman 6
00:25:05Hangman. Whatever.
fanboy 6
00:25:21Payback. Fanboy.
rule 5
00:24:43I'm afraid rules are rules. You're lucky it's early.
mountain 5
01:08:22As you know, the plant rests between two mountains.
miracle 5
01:08:08requiring nothing less than two consecutive miracles.
range 5
01:19:26Maverick to range control. Entering point Alpha.
negative 5
00:50:59Negative, payback. Increase your speed.
generation 5
00:18:28serving a limited number of fifth-generation fighters,
impact 5
01:08:39Your target is an impact point less than three meters wide.
goose 5
00:10:23Talk to me, goose.
canyon 5
00:48:36You'll fly along this narrow canyon to your target.
knot 5
00:49:07Your airspeed will be 660 knots
steep 5
00:19:04That is one hell of a steep climb out of there,
uranium 5
00:18:03Is an unsanctioned uranium enrichment plant
takeoff 5
00:06:50Loud and clear. Takeoff precheck's complete. Ready for apu start.
shoot down 5
00:13:58Only man to shoot down three enemy planes in the last 40 years.
green 4
00:46:24You pull on that green line up there.
north 4
00:15:23I want him on the road to north island within the hour.
burn 4
00:36:21Fight's on. Let's turn and burn.
leader 4
00:27:48What I want to know: Who's gonna be team leader?
survive 4
00:19:09You survive that,
program 4
00:05:14They're scrapping the program.
manage 4
00:17:53Just want to manage expectations.
pair 4
00:19:01Makes it four aircraft flying in pairs.
avoid 4
01:07:48in order to avoid contaminating the target valley with radiation.
request 4
00:07:24Requesting an unrestricted climb to 600 and above.
switch 4
01:31:41Daggers now below radar. Switching to e-2 picture.
taxi 4
00:07:01Thumbs for taxi.
valley 4
00:18:19The plant sits in an underground bunker at the end of this valley.
launch 4
01:27:14will launch a synchronized strike on the enemy's airfield here.
fuel 4
00:07:16- Fuel temps are looking good. - Control concurs.
status 4
01:37:29Dagger two, status.
naval 4
00:25:06You're looking at the only naval aviator on active duty
carrier 4
01:26:34The rest of you will stand by on the carrier
dismiss 4
00:15:56Sir? You are dismissed, captain.
intercept 4
00:52:15And superior enemy aircraft intercepted you on your way out.
flare 4
01:39:51Shit, I'm out of flares!
airborne 4
01:30:28Support assets airborne.
tally 4
00:36:43Tally, tally, tally! Maverick's coming in! Break left!
aviator 4
00:25:06You're looking at the only naval aviator on active duty
parameter 4
00:42:43A parameter is set not just for the safety of our pilots,
dogfight 4
00:19:12it's a dogfight all the way home.
accept 3
00:43:43These pilots accept that.
appreciate 3
00:24:28Much appreciated, pal.
island 3
00:15:23I want him on the road to north island within the hour.
risk 3
00:43:40Every mission has its risks.
lock 3
01:11:35Dead eye! Dead eye! It's no good. Sorry, I can't get a lock.
complete 3
00:06:50Loud and clear. Takeoff precheck's complete. Ready for apu start.
nose 3
00:38:43Jesus, his nose is already coming around!
raise 3
00:46:19It's sort of like raising the flaps on an airplane.
bird 3
01:13:01Bird strike! Bird strike!
papers 3
00:42:16Talk to me. What the hell was that? He pulled my papers.
career 3
00:43:13And they've been told that their entire career,
training 3
00:32:52Welcome to your special training detachment.
belong 3
00:14:36I'm where I belong, sir.
base 3
00:15:13Escort this man off the base.
signal 3
01:45:42Once... once I give you the signal for air,
spare 3
01:30:19Dagger spare standing by.
success 3
00:33:16Success, now more than ever,
warning 3
00:50:35I slowed down and didn't give her a warning. It was my fault.
assume 3
00:34:21I'm assuming you know the book inside and out.
threat 3
00:18:08The uranium produced there represents a direct threat
direct 3
00:18:08The uranium produced there represents a direct threat
schedule 3
00:51:03You're going too fast, man. No harm in being ahead of schedule.
bull 3
guide 3
00:18:51And a surface-to-air threat necessitates a low-level laser-guided strike
fella 3
00:25:03Fellas, this here's bag man.
exercise 3
00:35:47As briefed, today's exercise is dog fighting.
confirm 3
00:25:09with a confirmed air-to-air kill.
aim 3
01:15:50Ready, aim, fire.
limit 3
00:34:40But what the enemy doesn't know is your limits.
academy 3
00:42:25He pulled my application to the naval academy.
brief 3
00:35:47As briefed, today's exercise is dog fighting.
sail 3
00:45:45Well, I can't sail her alone.
graduate 3
00:19:56We've recalled 12 top gun graduates from their squadrons.
minimum 3
00:18:59two precision bombs, minimum.
expose 3
00:19:06exposing you to all the surface-to-air missiles.
reserve 3
00:18:31which in turn are backed up by a plentiful reserve of surplus aircraft.
instructor 3
00:20:38You were a top gun instructor before.
splash 3
01:51:13Yeah, mav! Splash one! Splash one!
distinguished 3
00:14:03"Distinguished."
operational 3
00:18:17before it becomes fully operational.
detachment 3
00:27:42anybody know what this special detachment is all about?
inbound 3
01:19:47Final attack point. Maverick's inbound.
iceman 3
00:20:53Now, iceman happens to be a man I deeply admire,
ejection 3
00:31:39Goose, I can't reach the ejection handle.
enrichment 3
00:18:03Is an unsanctioned uranium enrichment plant
take out 3
00:18:14with assembling a strike team and taking it out
teacher 2
00:20:35With all due respect, sir, I'm not a teacher.
contact 2
01:33:44We're picking up two bandits. Single group, two contacts.
continue 2
01:11:02Continue. We're close. Stay on target.
decision 2
01:30:30Standing by for launch decision.
mmm 2
00:22:45Mmm. How long you been here?
reach 2
00:31:39Goose, I can't reach the ejection handle.
experience 2
00:19:13All requirements for which you have real-world experience.
final 2
01:08:25On final approach, you'll invert directly into a steep dive.
yep 2
00:46:31Yep. Pull it hard.
smile 2
01:49:40Just wave and smile.
spot 2
00:49:02Radar will spot you
destroy 2
01:09:05And destroy the target.
above 2
00:07:24Requesting an unrestricted climb to 600 and above.
weapon 2
00:25:37Weapons systems officer, actually.
sky 2
00:07:27Dark star, the runway and skies are yours.

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