Vocabulary

• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• check out
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• hit back: To retaliate; to respond to an attack or criticism with a similar action.
• hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• shift in: A change or alteration in something.
• come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
• threat to: A person or thing likely to cause damage or danger.
• on the way: During the journey to a particular place.
• pump up: To inflate something with air using a pump.
• truck in: To bring goods or materials by truck to a location.
• elaborate: To explain something in detail
• urge: A strong desire for something
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• industry: Hard work; being busy working
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• administration: Act of giving e.g. medicine to a patient
• tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
• console: To make someone feel better in times of distress
• contain: To keep something from spreading
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• mitigate: To make less severe or serious
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• company: Good feeling from being with someone else
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• visible: Can see, easily seen or understood
• journalist: Writer of news reports for newspapers etc.
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• act: To behave in a certain way
• justice: Quality of being fair, equal, or just
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• consumer: Person who buys goods or services
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• boom: Very fast increase in growth or popularity
• chip: To break a small piece off something such as a cup
• rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
• business: A company formed for making profit
• supply: Availability of products and services for use
• allegiance: Loyalty
• deadly: Causing or capable of causing death
• drip: Tiny amount of liquid that falls from something
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• realization: Act of noticing something not noticed before
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• expensive: Costing a lot of money
• tech: Shortened form of 'technology' or 'technician'
• datum: Item of factual information
• presidential: Concerning the president
• department: Division of a larger part or organization
• festive: Colorful, exciting or joyous, as for a celebration
• visa: Authorization to enter a foreign country
• sticker: A short pointed knife for piercing or stabbing
• lifeline: Rope or cord used to attach a person to a boat
• policymaker: Someone who makes and decides (government) plans