Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the west: Located in or towards the west.
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
• away from home: Not at one's residence; at a distance from one's home.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• in the line of duty: While performing one's job or official responsibilities.
• get back to: To get in contact with someone again
• in a series: Arranged or happening one after another.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• bring back: To cause to remember
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
• exclusive: Being available only to people with a lot of money
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• resilient: Recovering quickly from something bad
• recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
• explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• dictate: To speak while someone writes down your words
• compensate: To give (money) to as a form of correcting a loss
• adapt: To change something for a different function
• address: Exact street location of a place
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• immensely: Very much; greatly; a lot
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• equation: Mathematical statement showing things to be equal
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• urban: Concerning a city; located in a city
• plural: Being more than one person or thing
• utilize: To use something for a particular purpose
• increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
• chemical: Basic substance produced by mixing elements
• defense: Argument in support of something
• singular: Form of a word referring to only one person/thing
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• breathe: To move air into and out of your lungs
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• exacerbate: To increase the severity or bitterness of
• staff: Employees of a company
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• hazardous: Involving danger, risk, and potential damages
• prescribe: (Of doctors) to say what medicine should be taken
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• great: Very good; better than before
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• vigorously: With a lot of energy or strength
• erratic: Not acting in a regular/planned way; unpredictable
• mitigation: Act of making less severe or serious
• bob: To move up and down repeatedly
• flammable: Burning quickly and easily
• firefighter: Person whose job is stopping and putting out fires
• firewood: Wood that can be burned as fuel