absorb – v. to take in, to bring in

disembarked - v. to leave or get off of something, like a ship or airplane

incentives – n. something meant to encourage a person or group to take some action or agree to some plan

crackdown – n. a forceful attempt to stop people from doing something that is not permitted by authorities

on the contrary – phrase, shows that the following sentence describes something that is the opposite of the one that came before