Vocabulary

• outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
• in quick succession: Happening one after another rapidly.
• at least: As a minimum
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• start in: To begin a job or activity.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• dig out: To remove something from a place by digging.
• lead to: To result in some action
• on the scene: Present at a location, especially where something has happened.
• at home: In one's own residence or country.
• concern about: To worry about something.
• for fear of: Because of anxiety or apprehension that something undesirable might happen.
• come down to: To become in the end a matter of
• in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
• in need: Not having the necessary things, such as food
• to some extent: Partially; not completely.
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• back then: At that time in the past.
• come from: To have as your native country or city
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• strike: To hit something
• fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
• extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
• estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• society: A group who meet to share values or interests
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• require: To demand that someone does something
• population: Number of people who live in a country, area etc.
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• reassure: To make feel less worried about something
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• arrest: To attract someone's attention and hold interest
• census: Survey to collect data about people in an area
• scar: Long lasting emotional pain from a bad experience
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• act: To behave in a certain way
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• neighborhood: Area of a town or city that people live in
• reminiscent: Suggestive of; tending to remind you of
• quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
• elevator: Machine that carries people between floors
• casualty: Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
• migration: Process of moving to live in another place
• impoverished: Not having enough money; short of money
• part: Division of a book
• succession: Act of officially taking over someone's position
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• tremor: Trembling/shaking from body weakness, stress, etc.
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• broker: Person who acts to buy or sell shares in companies
• keenly: In an eager and enthusiastic way
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• interim: Acting or being used for a limited period of time
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
• changer: A person who changes something
• sh: Sound people make to make someone be quiet