Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• stay home: To remain in one's house or residence.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• out and about: Having returned to your usual activities after an illness.
• in force: In large numbers or with great strength
• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• like new: In very good, almost perfect condition as if unused.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• at once: Immediately; without delay
• dig out: To remove something from a place by digging.
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• enormous: Huge; very big; very important
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• urge: A strong desire for something
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• widespread: Happening or existing in many places
• create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• linger: To take your time doing something; hang around
• record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• disruption: When a disturbance stops an activity in progress
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• restore: To return a thing to its original condition
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• urgent: Very important and needing immediate attention
• melt: To disappear or to go away
• batter: Someone using a bat to play sports, e.g. baseball
• dig: To move material to create a hole
• electricity: Energy generated positive and negative charges
• occurrence: Specific instance of something happening
• service: Work that a person does to assist others
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• picture: General situation or state of being
• travel: To go to a place that is far away
• country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
• dangerous: Involving the chance of hurt or damage; risky
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• garbage: Waste material that has been thrown out
• sled: Small vehicle with runners for moving over snow
• airport: A place where passenger planes land and take off
• postcard: Card for sending messages by post
• indoor: Located, done, or used inside a building
• snowfall: Precipitation falling in the form of ice crystals
• northeastern: Area in both the north and east
• dangerously: In a dangerous way; so that someone could be hurt