Vocabulary

• number of people: The total count of individuals within a group or gathering.
• at the moment: At this time; now
• at least: As a minimum
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
• in terms of
• emergency response: The actions taken to deal with an unexpected and dangerous event.
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
• have to: Must do
• any sort of: Any kind of; any type of
• on the line: At risk; in a situation where something could be lost.
• no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
• family members: People related by blood, marriage, or adoption.
• set up
• in line with: In agreement with; conforming to.
• got to: To arrive at some place
• work out
• on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
• certain to: Sure to happen; inevitable.
• apart from: Except for; not considering
• in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
• going on: To continue doing something
• enter into: To begin or become involved in something, such as an agreement or activity.
• looking out: To take care and watch something carefully
• sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
• extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
• figure: To appear in a game, play or event
• situation: Place, position or area that something is in
• journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
• infrastructure: Basic necessary equipment for a country or region
• impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
• potentially: That could happen or become reality
• sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
• expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
• scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
• accommodate: To adapt or handle a situation, task
• prime: To get a person ready for; prepare someone
• conference: Series of lectures held as an event
• toll: Sound that a big bell makes, when it is rung
• concern: To be about a particular topic
• capital: Writing the first letter of a word in big letters
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• disaster: State of extreme ruin and misfortune
• response: Something said/written as an answer to something
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• congress: Meeting of elected or appointed representatives
• involve: To have or be included as a part of something
• incident: Event, usually unusual or important; accident
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• emergency: Sudden event needing an immediate action
• major: High-ranking officer in the army
• correspondent: Journalist, as one reporting from other countries
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
• collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
• moment: Very short or brief period of time
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
• offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• information: Collection of facts and details about something
• stationary: Being still or unmoving
• election: Process of choosing someone by voting
• tally: To count or reckon up; to score a point
• casualty: Emergency area in a hospital for treating injuries
• regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
• rail: To complain or object forcefully
• upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
• nick: Person's name
• oncoming: (E.g. of traffic) moving towards