Vocabulary

• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
• account for: To explain the cause or reason for something
• dawn on: If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
• crack of dawn: The very beginning of the day; the first light of morning.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• bounce back: To return quickly to a normal condition after a difficult situation or illness.
• rather than: More exactly; more correctly
• on record: Formally and publicly stated
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• check out
• susceptible: Likely to fall prey to, be drawn to or influenced
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
• typically: In a normal or usual way
• strike: To hit something
• respiratory: (Medical) concerning breathing
• whopping: (Informal) huge; very big
• catastrophic: Causing a lot of damage or suffering
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• financial: Involving money
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• account: An advantage
• burst: To move (arrive, exit, etc.) suddenly or hurriedly
• rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
• thick: Difficult to see through, as fog
• flexible: Bending easily
• sanitation: Water systems that protect people's health
• dawn: First light of day
• withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
• theoretically: As regards ideas that could be true
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• bounce: A person's energy or confidence
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• noggin: A human head
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
• skyscraper: Very tall building with many stories
• explode: To express an emotion in a sudden and loud way
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
• skeleton: Structure of bones that supports the body
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• mayhem: Scene or situation that involves much violence
• monument: Something built to remember an event or person
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
• prepare: To make something ready for use
• fury: Rage; violent anger
• tectonic: Denoting or relating to construction or building
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
• sewer: Underground pipe that removes water and waste
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• topple: To cause a government/leader to be overthrown
• reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
• cholera: Fatal disease from drinking dirty water
• quake: Short for earthquake