Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in living memory: Within the time that people still alive can remember.
• close by: Near in distance; nearby.
• right next to: Immediately adjacent to; in very close proximity to.
• next to: Being located along side another
• on the rocks: Served with ice cubes.
• at least: As a minimum
• due to: Because of; owing to
• under construction
• vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• vast: Being very large in size or amount
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• strain: To remove the water from (food) using a colander
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• pile: Large amount of something
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• factor: Something that influences a result
• suddenly: In an unexpected or very quick manner
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• boundary: A division or border to separate two areas
• due: When something is required or expected
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• extensive: Large; full or complete
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• great: Very good; better than before
• tectonic: Denoting or relating to construction or building
• area: Amount of measured space
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• uncommon: Not typical; not normal; unusual
• geological: Concerning studies of the Earth's rocks and soil
• populous: Having a large population
• quake: Short for earthquake