Vocabulary

• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• prior to: Before a particular time or event.
• up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• drain away: To flow out or disappear gradually, especially liquid.
• material: Cloth; fabric
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• extreme: Very great in degree
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• atmosphere: Air around us
• relentless: Continuing without slowing or losing strength
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• conduct: Your behavior
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• ease: To make something less difficult, tight, stressed
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• prior: Existing or coming earlier in time
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• swollen: To increase in size or number larger than normal
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• float: To sell the shares of a company publicly
• feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• area: Amount of measured space
• cross: Angry and upset
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• remove: To get rid of something completely
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• submerge: To sink or put below the surface
• stricken: Affected by an illness, forceful blow, etc.
• trough: Long open container for feeding farm animals
• farmland: Rural area where farming is practiced
• inundate: To fill up beyond the capacity of; flood
• downpour: A heavy rain shower
• gusty: Blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts