Vocabulary

• at the moment: At this time; now
• window of opportunity: A favorable period of time for doing something that will lead to a successful outcome.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
• against time: Working under pressure to meet a deadline; in a race to finish something quickly.
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• on the ground: Located on the surface of the earth.
• burn out: To overwork to mental or physical exhaustion
• out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
• in any case: Whatever happens; regardless of what has happened or may happen.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• have to: Must do
• step down: To reduce the amount of something
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• in due time: At the appropriate time; eventually.
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• in the air: Present or circulating in the atmosphere.
• overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
• opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• debate: General public discussion of a topic
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• general: Widespread, normal or usual
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
• blame: To say someone is responsible for something bad
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• continent: Very large piece of land, e.g. Africa or Asia
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• political: Being active or interested in government matters
• affect: To cause a change in something else
• rage: Strong or violent anger
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
• tense: The use of grammar to state the time things happen
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• trail: Series of marks or signs left by something moving
• flee: To leave somewhere urgently, to avoid danger
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• solidarity: Feeling of unity between people sharing ideas etc.
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• civilian: Ordinary person who is not in the army
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
• stand: To be a candidate in an election
• exponentially: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• land: Region or country
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• flare: To become angry or excited suddenly
• burn: To destroy with fire
• confine: To hold or imprison someone in a place
• stabilize: To make stable/consistent, with no major changes
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• deadline: A date or time before which something must be done
• favorable: When a good result or positive outcome is likely
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• scorch: To dry up from the power of the sun
• firefighting: Act of fighting fires (as a job)
• southwestern: From the south west