Vocabulary

• under control: Being managed or restrained; not out of hand.
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in truth: In fact; actually; really
• cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• in action: Actively doing something; performing a task or duty.
• due to: Because of; owing to
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
• window of opportunity: A favorable period of time for doing something that will lead to a successful outcome.
• in places: In some locations but not others
• stop in: To visit a place briefly, usually on the way to somewhere else.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• as the crow flies: Distance measured in a straight line from one place to another.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• by foot: Walking, instead of using transport
• significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• boost: To increase something; to make something better
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
• direction: When someone tells people what to do
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
• lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
• rural: Concerning the country as opposed to the city
• optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
• leave: To go away from; depart
• request: To ask for, usually politely and formally
• drought: Long period of dry weather
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• humidity: Amount of moisture in the air in a particular area
• sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
• peninsula: Narrow strip of land projecting into a sea or lake
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• relative: Measured or considered in comparison to another
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
• density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
• change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
• heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• metropolitan: Concerning a very large city
• fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
• suburb: Residential area on the outskirts of a city
• popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• mobilize: To come together for an action or purpose
• overnight: (Becoming famous, etc.) in a short amount of time
• shuffle: To change the order of items/people in a group
• cap: Covering for the end or top of something
• residence: Place where a person lives
• bulletin: (Sudden or urgent) news piece
• stampede: A sudden uncontrolled rush of people or animals
• tinder: Material for starting a fire
• ferret: Animal descended from the European polecat
• highland: Area of mountains far above sea level