Vocabulary

• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
• snow in: To be trapped inside due to heavy snowfall blocking exits.
• interact with
• a tremendous amount: A very large quantity or number of something.
• dig out: To remove something from a place by digging.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• of sorts: Of a kind, but not a very good one.
• fall through: (Of plans, arrangements etc.) to fail to happen
• below freezing: At a temperature lower than 0°C or 32°F.
• branch off: To leave a main road or path and go in a different direction.
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• got to: To arrive at some place
• on a mission: Having a clear and important goal or purpose.
• sit down: To take a seat
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• on the horizon: About to happen; approaching.
• go on: To continue doing something
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• compound: Series of buildings that are walled or fenced off
• feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
• disrupt: To cause a disturbance in an activity in progress
• military: Army or armed forces
• confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
• democracy: System of government in which everyone is equal
• launch: Starting a new project; introducing new product
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
• foreign: Being of a different place or country
• curve: Smooth rounded line that is not straight
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• tailor: To make or alter to fit a certain purpose
• rehabilitation: Helping criminals, etc. to return to normal life
• policy: Document stating terms of an insurance agreement
• intend: To plan or want to do something
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
• summit: Official meeting(s) of the leaders of countries
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• crystal: A solid formed by the solidification of a chemical
• particle: Adverb or preposition that joins with a verb
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• surrounding: To be all the way around something
• nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• notably: In a way that deserves notice; particularly
• immigration: Process of moving your home to a new country
• coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• fuse: Device connected to and making a bomb explode
• comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
• flake: Thin and very small piece of something
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• jot: None or very little
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• international: Of or relating to several countries
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• participation: Act of being involved in something
• call: A order or request for action
• sergeant: Officer of low rank in the military
• watch: To keep in check, manage, or control something
• soccer: Sport where players try to kick a ball into a net
• snowflake: A single crystal of snow
• foresee: To guess that a future thing will happen; predict
• skateboard: Board with wheels you stand on to ride
• ping: To make a high sharp sound, as bullet hitting rock
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
• pong: To smell badly