Vocabulary

• at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
• same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
• being with: Accompanying someone; being in someone's presence.
• denial of: The act of refusing to grant or allow something requested.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• going on: To continue doing something
• news conference: A meeting organized for the purpose of disseminating information to the news media.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in particular: Specifically; especially.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• due to: Because of; owing to
• by all means: Certainly; of course
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• desperate: Being beyond hope; prepared to do anything
• fragile: Easily affected, broken, or harmed
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
• failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
• pressure: Anxiety caused by difficult problems
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• military: Army or armed forces
• condition: To improve something to make it better
• shelter: Place to protect people/animals from abuse
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
• intention: Aim or purpose
• aid: To help others and provide things
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• blow: To move something using air
• horrible: Very bad; causing annoyance, distaste or fear
• strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
• sewage: Waste matter/excrement carried away in sewers
• lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
• deny: To refuse to allow or accept something
• due: When something is required or expected
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• briefly: Using little time or resources
• totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
• basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
• metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
• ceasefire: Agreement by two sides in a war to stop fighting
• blockade: To block or impede the movement of people, objects
• umbrella: Including many smaller things of the same type
• wintertime: Coldest season of the year