Vocabulary

• at the most: No more than; maximum amount or degree.
• around the world: In or to many countries.
• lead to: To result in some action
• at fault: Responsible for something negative or undesirable; deserving blame.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• end in: To have something as the final result.
• in sight: Visible; able to be seen.
• clear out: To empty things out of a place
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• ever since: Continuously from a past time until now.
• run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
• fell ill: To become sick; to start suffering from a disease.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• for instance: As an example.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• by default: Automatically, unless the user specifies otherwise.
• in charge: To be responsible for
• emergency response: The actions taken to deal with an unexpected and dangerous event.
• volunteers to: Offers to do something without being forced or paid.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• in a bad way: In poor physical or emotional condition.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• switch on: To put something electrical on or off
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• check out
• eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• severe: Very bad; harsh
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
• disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
• allegedly: According to what has been alleged
• spill: Accident when someone falls
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• act: To behave in a certain way
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• clog: To make or become blocked or filled with something
• contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
• daily: Happening every day
• blaze: (Of a fire) to burn brightly
• reproduce: To make a copy of something
• contamination: Being impure because of a harmful agent
• leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
• disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
• pollution: Dangerous substances released into an environment
• mercury: Silver-white metal that is used in thermometers
• mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
• burn: To destroy with fire
• area: Amount of measured space
• world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
• enact: To make a bill into law
• human: A person; a man, woman or child
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• begin: To do the first part of an action; to start
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• smog: Fog that is combined with other harmful gases
• extraction: Process of taking something out of something else
• notify: To inform; to communicate specific information
• asbestos: Type of mineral with cancerous fibers
• tanker: Vehicle built to transport liquids
• reactor: Device to control nuclear energy as a power source