Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• full picture: A complete and comprehensive understanding of a situation or issue.
• shut off: To stop the movement of something, such as water
• in places: In some locations but not others
• under construction
• across the board: Broad in scope or content
• in town: Present or available in the local area or city.
• such as: For example; like
• in bloom: Having flowers; flowering.
• have on: To be wearing something.
• in sync: Operating or occurring at the same time or rate.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• rise up: To attempt to defeat government or ruler
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
• absolutely: Completely; totally; very
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• military: Army or armed forces
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• inflation: Act of filling something with air or gas
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• aid: To help others and provide things
• budget: Amount of money planned to be spent
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• role: Character played by an actor
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• civil: Of citizens of a country; not military, criminal
• treasure: Valuable things collected, and often hidden
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• affordable: Cheap enough that it can be paid for
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• century: Period of 100 years
• important: Having power or authority
• impose: To make someone to do or endure something
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• corporation: Big company or a combination of several companies
• fleet: Group of ships under one commander
• sway: Power or influence to control a person or group
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• product: Item that can be bought
• include: To make someone, something part of a group
• nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
• devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
• bloom: To flower; to produce flowers
• clear: Empty; without anything in it or on it
• blossom: Flower from a tree, often one appearing in spring
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• buddhist: Someone who follows the teachings of Buddha
• tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
• rat: Long-tailed rodent similar to/bigger than a mouse
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• picnic: Meal that is eaten outdoors, sitting on the ground
• rooftop: Top of a roof, e.g. of garden on a roof
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.