Vocabulary

• for days: For a long period of time; lasting several days.
• in the making: Developing or being made; in the process of becoming something.
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• make contact with: To initiate communication with someone.
• up the walls: Extremely irritated or anxious.
• to God: Used to emphasize truth or sincerity.
• thankful to: Feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.
• effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
• crush: Strong attraction to someone
• criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
• brutal: Extremely violent or mean
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• drill: A machine that makes holes with a metal bit
• trap: Device used for catching animals
• contact: Touching or feeling something
• security: Department in a company in charge of protection
• survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
• mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
• patient: Not getting annoyed when things take a long time
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• rescue: To save someone who is in danger or in trouble
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• ongoing: Continuing to exist or be in progress
• president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
• build: Your physical shape; physique
• cramp: Sharp, unexpected pain when a muscle becomes tight
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• basement: Floor or room in a building beneath the ground
• suspend: To hang something or someone from something
• grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
• epicenter: Point directly above the focus of an earthquake
• make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
• hold: To agree to keep something for someone
• healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
• rubble: Rough, broken stones from destroyed building
• underground: (Being or living) under the surface of the earth
• interim: Acting or being used for a limited period of time
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
• mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
• preparedness: State of being ready or prepared for use or action
• victor: Person who wins a game or other competition
• yogi: Person with high level of spirituality from yoga