Vocabulary

• apart from: Except for; not considering
• at the moment: At this time; now
• have to: Must do
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• against the clock: Rushed and under pressure to meet a deadline.
• carry off: To cause the death of someone
• have at: To attack someone or something.
• at least: As a minimum
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• clear up: To tidy things away, e.g. dirty dishes after meal
• by foot: Walking, instead of using transport
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• tight schedule: A schedule with very little time available; a very busy timetable.
• contrary to: In opposition to; against.
• in terms of
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in some places: In certain locations or areas, but not all.
• going on: To continue doing something
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• suppose: To imagine or guess what might happen
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• dump: To end a romantic relationship
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• contrary: (Of weather) difficult; likely to cause trouble
• footage: A certain amount of film or video of something
• effect: An advantage, benefit
• challenge: An activity you wish to try that may be hard to do
• guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
• scarce: Not many; Not plentiful or abundant
• devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• promise: To say you will certainly do something
• terrible: Very bad; horrible
• economic: Concerning trade, industry, and money
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• damage: Physical harm that is done to something
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
• isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
• devastation: Act of ruining or destroying something
• area: Amount of measured space
• strand: Long part of a rope, someone's hair, etc.
• season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
• degradation: Reduction in quality or character
• flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
• picture: General situation or state of being
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• cyclone: Strong wind, similar to a hurricane, tornado, etc.
• landslide: Slide of dirt and rock down a mountain or cliff
• submerge: To sink or put below the surface
• southeast: Location in the southeastern part of an area