Vocabulary

• at least: As a minimum
• in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, disbelief
• at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
• hold on: To wait for someone (e.g. on a phone call)
• feel like: To have a desire or inclination for something.
• get into it: To become interested in something and enjoy it.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• per year: For each year; annually.
• off of: From a position on something; down from.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• crop up: To suddenly happen, or be talked about
• on average: Typically; usually; based on an average calculation.
• on the other side of: Located across something from a given point.
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
• weekly basis: Occurring or done once a week; every week.
• below the surface: Hidden emotions or issues not immediately visible.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• for one thing: Used to introduce a reason for something.
• In the event of: If something happens, especially something undesirable
• on to: Toward something; forward
• stay in: To remain inside one's home.
• in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
• deal with
• rule of thumb: A practical and approximate way of doing or measuring something.
• made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
• episode: One separate event in a series of events
• massive: Very big; large; too big
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
• trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
• material: Cloth; fabric
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• prone: Lying flat with your head facing the ground
• advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
• strike: To hit something
• amount: Quantity of something
• stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
• roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
• measure: Plan to achieve a desired result
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• crust: Hard outer layer of something, e.g. the earth
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• surface: To give (road) a top layer
• simply: In an easy or clear manner
• form: Sports team or person's current winning record
• release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
• generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
• planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
• shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
• drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• energy: Physical or mental strength
• fault: A failure or negative aspect of
• activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• zone: Area of space designated for a particular use
• tsunami: Huge sea wave often caused by an earthquake
• mantle: History cloak without sleeves worn over clothes
• angle: Place where two lines or surfaces meet
• seismic: Of earthquakes
• atop: At the top of (a mountain, etc.)
• upper: Drug that improves mood or increases energy
• earthquake: Heavy shaking of the ground due to natural forces
• quake: Short for earthquake
• preparedness: State of being ready or prepared for use or action
• geology: Study of the Earth's rocks, soil etc.
• northwest: Being between west and north