Vocabulary

• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• in terms of
• got to: To arrive at some place
• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• have to: Must do
• on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• at least: As a minimum
• on the wind: Being carried or moving through the air by the wind.
• depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• on the point of: About to do something very soon.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• clock on: To register the start time of work using a time clock.
• flaring up: To suddenly become angry or violent.
• pack up: To put things into boxes and take them home
• shut up: To close something, e.g. a shop
• quite a way: A considerable distance.
• wake up: To stop sleeping
• at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
• previous day: The day before the current day.
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• aware: Knowing or feeling that something exists
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• previous: Existing or happening before the present time
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• huge: Very very large
• distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• leave: To go away from; depart
• notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
• desert: To leave a place for ever; abandon
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• middle: Place that is halfway between two things
• deploy: To put into position (often a military operation)
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
• possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• ferret: Animal descended from the European polecat
• smoke: To give off a cloud of grey gas from burning
• leapt: To enter or start something eagerly
• campsite: Site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
• supermarket: Self-service store selling groceries etc.
• southwest: Location in the southwestern part of an area
• firefighting: Act of fighting fires (as a job)