Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• have to: Must do
• rule out: To eliminate as a possibility; exclude.
• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• plan on: To intend to do something; to expect to do something.
• left open: Not closed, ajar.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
• at a cost: Involving loss or sacrifice.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• cracking down: To act forcefully in order to reduce crime, etc.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• inevitable: That must happen; certain to happen
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
• complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
• crack: Attempt to achieve a goal or objective
• concrete: Hard building material made of cement, sand, water
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• ignore: To not listen to, look at, or pay attention to
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• emphasize: To stress the items that are important
• extra: More than necessary; additional
• corruption: State of being damaged or spoiled
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• defect: Fault in someone or something
• friction: Disagreement between two or more people
• transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
• tumble: To fall downwards, hitting the ground a few times
• fully: Completely or entirely
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• exacerbate: To increase the severity or bitterness of
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
• crumble: To break into small parts or crumbs
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• remainder: What is left over after the larger part is gone
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• residential: Concerning patients staying in a hospital
• weak: Not having a strong character
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• meet: To provide something that is necessary
• reel: To wind something in on a reel; pull something in
• historically: In history; in the past
• pancake: Flat cake of fried on both sides on a griddle, etc.
• turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
• overcrowd: To have too many people or things in