Vocabulary

• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at least: As a minimum
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• get on with: To have a good relationship with someone
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• military: Army or armed forces
• 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
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• rapidly: With great speed; quickly
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• witness: To see the signing of an official document
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• crew: Organized group of workers (e.g. on a ship)
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• leave: To go away from; depart
• mandate: To order that something is done
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• scream: To make a sudden loud, high sound
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• mission: A task or role someone is given to do
• crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
• sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
• handle: To cope with or take responsibility for
• false: Not real or genuine
• torrential: (Of rain) falling very fast and in great quantity
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• minimize: To make something seem small or less important
• helicopter: Aircraft with spinning blades at the top
• freelance: To work for yourself, not a company
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• calmly: Without getting emotional, e.g. in times of stress
• landfall: Seacoast first sighted on a voyage or flight