Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• update on: To provide the latest information about something.
• on fire: Very successful or popular
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
• check on: To check that things are OK, correct
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• by day: During the daytime; not at night.
• around the clock: All day and all night; continuously.
• against the clock: Rushed and under pressure to meet a deadline.
• fire away: To start to ask questions
• at least: As a minimum
• on purpose: Intentionally; deliberately.
• have to: Must do
• grab: To take and hold something quickly
• purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• dude: Form of address for a man
• increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• deteriorate: To become worse in condition or value
• status: Position or rank relative to others in a society
• remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
• direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
• federal: Consisting of several united states
• blow: To move something using air
• assess: To judge something's value or suitability
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
• excuse: To allow someone not to do (jury service, etc.)
• damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
• empower: To give someone a power or ability
• evacuation: Sending to a safer place because of danger
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• block: Solid piece of material used for building
• decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• holy: Being good according to religious standards
• branch: Part of a family related to the same members
• drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• disregard: To treat something as unimportant; ignore
• burn: To destroy with fire
• area: Amount of measured space
• return: To hit something back to the other player or team
• check: Paper showing how much you owe at a restaurant
• bay: Part of an ocean or lake partly surrounded by land
• work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
• time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
• want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
• considerably: Quite a lot; to a large degree
• sheriff: Officer who enforces the law in an area
• stay: To keep trying without giving up
• counsel: To listen and give expert advice to someone
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
• governor: Person who leads a state or province
• good: Proper, appropriate or right
• update: Addition of a current version of something
• worsen: To make or become worse
• bro: Shortened form of 'brother'
• containment: Trying to stop an enemy getting bigger or stronger
• babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
• manpower: The workers available