Vocabulary

• hit on: To discover an idea, etc. by chance
• at least: As a minimum
• at the moment: At this time; now
• potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• vigilant: Being watchful; careful to monitor events
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• stock: Animals such as cattle kept for breeding
• raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
• brace: Structure that strengthens a joint
• anticipation: Pleasurable feeling about a future event
• occasional: Not happening often; irregular; rare
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
• bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• rubber: Material used to make tires, etc.
• densely: Thickly (filled or covered)
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• torrential: (Of rain) falling very fast and in great quantity
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• land: Region or country
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• frenzy: State of uncontrollable, often crazy, behavior
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• unusual: Being rare or uncommon; not ordinary; strange
• underway: Happening now
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• landfall: Seacoast first sighted on a voyage or flight
• typhoon: Tropical cyclone created over oceans
• standby: Ready for use in an emergency, etc.
• northwest: Being between west and north