Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• deal with
• on alert: In a state of readiness or vigilance; watchful and prepared for potential danger or action.
• see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
• at least: As a minimum
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• drive up: To cause something to increase.
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
• turn in: To produce or achieve a good performance
• in with: Fashionable or popular at the moment.
• by now: At the present time or already; before the present.
• on the beach: Located on the sandy or pebbly area bordering a body of water.
• as anything: Used to emphasize intensity or degree of a quality or action.
• in the house: Located inside a building used as a dwelling.
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• think about: To consider something carefully.
• in addition to: Besides; as well as
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
• basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
• experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
• tend: To move or act in a certain manner
• surge: Sudden movement in one direction by many
• mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
• strike: To hit something
• category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
• property: Particular quality that someone or something has
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• intensity: Great energy, strength, or concentration
• occur: To come to pass or to happen
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• issue: To make something available to be used or sold
• deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
• path: Method of living leading to a particular result
• threat: Warning of probable trouble
• board: Surface for posting or showing information
• accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
• tropical: Hot and humid; near to the equator
• stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
• haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
• evacuate: To move people from dangerous to a safe places
• storm: To act violently or angrily
• hurricane: Very severe storm usually occurs near the ocean
• unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
• event: Any social gathering; occasion; planned activity
• flood: To quickly appear unexpectedly and in volume
• bring: To take or go with someone to a place
• protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
• pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
• forecast: Prediction of some future thing, e.g. the weather
• difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
• difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
• personnel: Group of people who work for a company or group
• underway: Happening now
• tornado: Violent storm with strong winds
• coastline: Area of sea alongside the land in an area
• gulf: Part of a sea partially surrounded by land
• landfall: Seacoast first sighted on a voyage or flight
• inland: Concerning areas that are not near a coast
• northeast: Location in the northeastern part of an area