Vocabulary

• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• against time: Working under pressure to meet a deadline; in a race to finish something quickly.
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
• have to: Must do
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in part: To some extent; partially.
• clock in: To record the time of one's arrival at work, typically using a time clock.
• at least: As a minimum
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
• environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
• diminish: To make something smaller or less important
• section: A part of a whole
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• factor: Something that influences a result
• aid: To help others and provide things
• tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• movement: Part of a piece of classical music
• receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
• escort: Person going with you for protection/help/company
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• flow: To move steadily and easily in a certain direction
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• operation: Business or company, or its activities
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• torrential: (Of rain) falling very fast and in great quantity
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• donate: To give money, etc. to charity, party, etc.
• underway: Happening now
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• neighbor: Person who lives, or is near, you
• tribal: Concerning or about a tribe
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• unstable: (Of a chair, etc.) likely to move, fall etc.
• displacement: Number of liters a petrol engine has
• rainfall: Water falling from the sky
• savannah: Flat grassland of tropical or subtropical regions