Vocabulary

• in terms of
• other than: Except for; apart from.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• as a result of: Because of something; owing to.
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• on board: Being on a ship, plane, or other vehicle
• essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• shift: To change in position or direction
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• huge: Very very large
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• sink: To push something down into the ground
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• fill: To make something full
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• torrential: (Of rain) falling very fast and in great quantity
• strait: Channel joining large bodies of water
• unscathed: Not harmed/damaged by something bad that happened
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
• come: To arrive at a place
• mainland: Main land mass of a country or continent
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• structural: Concerning or caused by structure
• landfall: Seacoast first sighted on a voyage or flight
• choppy: (Of the sea) with high waves
• rainfall: Water falling from the sky
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area
• masonry: Materials used to build brick or stone structures
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• typhoon: Tropical cyclone created over oceans
• southeastern: Area in the south and east
• rainwater: Drops of fresh water that fall from clouds