Vocabulary

• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• next to: Being located along side another
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• all over the place: In a state of disorder; scattered everywhere.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• in the absence of: When someone or something is not present or available.
• take pity on: To feel compassion or sorrow for someone's suffering and offer help or kindness.
• feel sorry for: To experience sympathy or pity for someone.
• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• on the move: Traveling or going from place to place.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• get through: To arrive at the end of or finish something
• wipe away: To remove with a cloth
• get out of: To leave or escape responsibilities, troubles
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• leg up: Assistance given to someone by lifting or pushing them up.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• in the news: Being widely reported in the media.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• shout out: A public expression of greeting or praise.
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
• intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
• spot: A certain place or area
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• navigate: To direct (car, plane etc.) in the right direction
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• expand: To make something larger in size, number, amount
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• horizon: Line where the earth or sea meets the sky
• limit: Point beyond which it is not possible to go
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• canal: Channel cut through land for boats or ships
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• mediterranean: Describing the sea between Italy and Africa
• connect: To associate a thing with something else
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
• significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• motto: Short sentence/phrase expressing aims of a group
• cargo: Goods carried in a ship or plane
• dispatch: To send (people or objects) somewhere
• authorize: To officially or legally allow or give permission
• coy: Withholding information that could be revealed