Vocabulary

• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• wipe out: To destroy or be destroyed
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• as well as: Also; in addition to
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• put out: To publish, e.g. a book
• over time: Gradually; as time passes.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• pull on: To put on a piece of clothing quickly and easily.
• set off: To start a journey
• search for: To try to find someone or something.
• often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
• devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
• vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
• completely: In every way or as much as possible
• climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
• initially: At first; originally
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• drain: Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• collapse: To fold (e.g. a stroller) down to make it smaller
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• mean: Average of a set of numbers
• reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
• generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
• attention: Taking notice of someone or something
• dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
• landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
• relief: Aid given to people in need as after war/disaster
• agency: Business that provides some service for others
• offensive: Causing displeasure or anger
• imminent: Happening soon; about to happen
• aftermath: The bad result/situation after an event
• destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
• destruction: Act of destroying; damaging beyond repair
• border: To be right next to another country or state
• phrasal: Concerning or consisting of a phrase
• british: Concerning the culture and people of British
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
• wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
• minister: An official who heads a government department
• program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
• verb: Word that expresses an action or state
• pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
• find: To become aware of something that is happening
• set: Prepared for something; ready
• metaphorically: In a metaphorical manner
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• area: Amount of measured space
• think: To have an idea about something without certainty
• headline: To be the main performer at a show
• ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
• shah: Title given to the monarch of Iran