Vocabulary

• go straight: To continue in the same direction without turning.
• follow up on: To investigate or check on something.
• going on: To continue doing something
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• by foot: Walking, instead of using transport
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• conflict: Argument or struggle between two or more parties
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• poverty: State of being poor
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
• lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• appeal: Ability to attract interest, attention, or desire
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• refer: To talk about or write about something
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• rebel: Person who fights against established government
• terrain: Characteristics (e.g. rough) of a piece of land
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• fertile: (Of imagination, etc.) working strongly; productive
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• sovereignty: The power a country has to decide for itself
• bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• rapid: Moving or happening very quickly
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• refuge: Somewhere you can find safety or hide
• verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• land: Region or country
• hamper: to prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• mourn: To feel or show extreme sadness
• understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
• area: Amount of measured space
• group: Two or more musicians who play music together
• volcanic: (E.g. of a temperament) easily angered; violent
• liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
• deputy: Assistant to a leader who acts on his, her behalf
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• coordinator: Someone tasked to see that work goes harmoniously
• displace: To cause someone to move from their usual place
• condolence: Expression of sympathy with relative after a death
• seclusion: Act of being by yourself away from others
• scanty: Limited or less than sufficient than needed