Vocabulary

• of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
• falling apart: To suffer a nervous breakdown
• due to: Because of; owing to
• take out: To apply for and get a license
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• move away: To relocate; to go and live in a different place.
• do your best: To try as hard as you can; put in maximum effort.
• drop down: To go to a lower place, rank
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• put under: To administer an anaesthetic to someone.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• look around: To explore a place; search for something.
• turn off
• In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
• home in: Move or direct toward a specific target or goal.
• constantly: Frequently, or without pause
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
• phrase: Common expression or saying
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• immediately: Without any delay; straight away
• identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
• initial: First letter of your given name
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• seek: To ask someone for help
• rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
• aid: To help others and provide things
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• due: When something is required or expected
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• scary: Causing fear; frightening
• slight: Small (amount, quality)
• smash: Accident involving vehicles
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• jolt: Sudden shock (e.g. of electricity or surprise)
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• act: To behave in a certain way
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• future: Time that is to come after the present
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• rumble: Low, heavy continuous sound or series of sounds
• healthcare: Nursing care to prevent illness or recover from it
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• quake: Short for earthquake
• regroup: To reorganize into new groups