Vocabulary

• stay away: To keep a distance from something or someone; to avoid approaching.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• at school: Present and attending school.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• not necessary: Not required; not needed.
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• series: Set of stories or articles on a particular subject
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• address: Exact street location of a place
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• aid: To help others and provide things
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• furniture: Items such as tables, chairs, beds or closets
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• sturdy: Substantially made or built; strong
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• leave: To go away from; depart
• personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• piece: A counter in a board game
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• point: An item to be discussed
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• natural: Being as one would expect; being usual or normal
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• medication: Substance to relieve pain or cure sickness
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• handicapped: To make it difficult for someone to make progress
• kit: Set, collection of tools, supplies, for a purpose
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• safeguard: To protect and ensure the safety of
• clothe: To put a certain type of clothing on someone; dress
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• inlet: Water protruding into land, e.g. a bay