Vocabulary

• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• all along: From the beginning; all the time.
• out there: In or to a place that is far away
• in the wind: Something likely to happen or be revealed soon.
• bring out: To formally introduce a girl/ woman to society
• go on: To continue doing something
• in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• intense: Very strong, great or extreme in degree
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
• specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• wrap: Piece of clothing worn loosely on the shoulders
• consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• state: Region within a country, with its own government
• rip: To tear or split roughly or cause to tear or split
• debris: Remains of something broken or destroyed
• shore: Land along the edge of a sea, lake or river
• risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
• professional: Of jobs such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
• abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
• magnitude: Number representing force of an earthquake
• satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
• ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• coast: Land near the sea or ocean
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
• equipment: Tools or materials used to perform a task
• attach: To be associated or connected with
• facial: Treatment to improve condition of the skin of face
• taste: (Good) sense of style in clothes, art, or manners
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• tide: Way opinions or events are developing or changing
• wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
• part: Division of a book
• start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
• coastal: Concerning the area of sea near land
• area: Amount of measured space
• erosion: Process of wearing away by water, wind, or ice
• atlantic: Of the ocean between Africa and the Americas
• wave: Movement of sound, air or energy
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• southern: Concerning a region in the south
• powerful: Having control or influence over
• jersey: Shirt worn as part of a sports uniform
• hammer: To bring severe damage, harm, or blame upon
• tidal: Of the regular rise and fall of the sea level
• note: To notice or pay particular attention to something.
• van: Truck with an enclosed cargo space
• ocean: Large body of salt water; a large sea
• dam: Wall built to stop the flow of water
• slug: To punch or hit with a closed fist
• topography: Physical land form, such as mountains and valleys
• landfall: Seacoast first sighted on a voyage or flight
• choppy: (Of the sea) with high waves
• pickup: Small truck that has an open back with low sides
• mitt: Glove covering the four fingers together and thumb
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area
• freeman: Someone who is not a slave