Vocabulary

• in flames: Burning fiercely
• next door: Living in the house next to the one mentioned
• burst out: To suddenly express an emotion or sound.
• flare up: To suddenly worsen or become more intense (of a medical condition).
• in the foothills: Located at the lower slopes of a mountain or hill range.
• out of nowhere: Suddenly and unexpectedly; from an unknown place or source.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• from hell: Extremely bad, unpleasant, or difficult.
• have to: Must do
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
• on air: Being broadcast on radio or television.
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
• with just: Using only; with no more than.
• walk away from: To leave a situation or relationship, especially when it is difficult or unpleasant.
• down the road: At a future time; in the future.
• left standing: Remaining erect or in existence after others have fallen or been removed.
• on the block: Available for sale; up for auction.
• on edge: Anxious, nervous, or irritable.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• on to: Toward something; forward
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• grief: Feeling of great sadness because someone has died
• separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• couple: To join something to something else
• leave: To go away from; depart
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• column: Regular series of articles in a newspaper/magazine
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• chief: Leader of a race or group of people
• point: An item to be discussed
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• own: To have something as your property
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• bowl: Part of an object that has a rounded, inward curve
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• shoot: To kick or throw a ball at a goal
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• coach: Large, comfortable bus
• uncomfortable: Not being relaxed; worried about something
• transport: Very strong uncontrollable emotion, e.g. delight
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• tower: Tall, narrow building
• devil: A spirit said to be evil
• oversee: To check on or manage the work of others
• unstoppable: Not capable of being stopped
• gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
• firefighting: Act of fighting fires (as a job)