| A | B |
|---|
| affair | an important or worrying issue |
| war | fighting |
| ancient | very old e.g. history |
| address | 1. to cope with a problem or issue 2. to talk or give a speech 3. location |
| associated | related; connected |
| collapse | fall down (e.g a building); decrease quickly |
| dead | to not be alive |
| destroy | to damage sth so badly that it no longer exists |
| develop | grow or improve |
| direct | Without anyone else being involved or between e.g. Aid is given directly to the people |
| drought | a long period when there is little or no rain |
| earthquake | A sudden violent movement in the earth’s surface |
| emergency | sth dangerous or serious that happens suddenly and needs immediate action |
| famine | widespread starvation (not enough food for a lot of people) |
| flatten | level and smooth |
| flood | too much water |
| force | to make someone do sth |
| gravestone | a stone, which is above a grave, with information about a dead person |
| history | the past; past events |
| homesless | without a home; living on the street |
| hygiene | how clean someone or sth is |
| local | Close by or related to a small area |
| natural | 1. normal or expected 2. not artificial or man-made |
| official | formal; related to a position of responsibility |
| operation | a project or special action aimed at achieving sth e.g. emergency aid operation |
| organize | to plan or arrange for sth to happen |
| outbreak | a time when something bad suddenly happens e.g. illness; war |
| population | all the people living in a particular place |
| provide | to give or make available |
| quarter | 1. ¼ 2. part of a city |
| reinforce | to support of make sth stronger |
| rubble | Piles of broken stone or bricks left when a building collapses |
| sanitation | the system for taking dirty water away from buildings (to protect people’s health) |
| shake | to move backwards and forwards or up and down quickly |
| shortage | lack of; not enough |
| strike | to hit or happen suddenly e.g. the earthquake struck at 1am |
| supply | 1. an amount of sth available for use 2. to provide sth |
| survive | to live through sth difficult or serious |
| agency | A company or business that represents people e.g. travel/real estate/employment |
