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(0) devastate: to seriously damage something
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(0) earthquake: shaking movement of the ground
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(0) Tsunami: a huge destructive wave
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(1) 8.1- magnitude earthquake: an earthquake with the strength of 8.1
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(1) coastal cities: a city beside an ocean
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(1) concern / be concerned about: to worry, to be worried about
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(1) radiation leaks: radioactive material that comes from a crack
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(1) rescue / rescuer: to save someone from a dangerous situation / someone that saves another person from a dangerous situation
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(1) strike: to hit or crash into someone or something
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(1) survive / survivor: to keep on living / someone that kept on living after a disaster
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(2) death toll: the number of people who were killed
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(2) epicenter: the center of an earthquake
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(2) government officials: the people to work for the government to protect its members
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(2) port city: a city with a port, like San Francisco
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(2) to record / records of: keep information about something/ information about something
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(2) to rise: to move upward or to a higher position
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(3) buses were not running: buses stop working
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(3) cellphones: a mobile phone
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(3) power remained down: there was no power
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(3) prefecture: one of the districts into which some countries are divided
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(3) roads were impassible: a road that was impossible to travel along
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(3) to destroy: to damage something so severely that it no longer exists
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(4) considerable: large in size
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(4) disaster preparedness: be prepared for a disaster
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(4) J's economy was spared a more devastating blow: Japan's economy suffer a lot
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(4) lives were saved: lives were rescued
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(4) loss of life: death
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(4) strict construction codes: rules to build
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(4) the earthquake hit: the earthquake affected Japan
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(5) breakdown: something failed
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(5) cooling system: system that is use for making an industrial process less hot
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(5) in the vicinity of: to be near a place
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(5) nuclear power plant: a place for making energy
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(5) small amounts of: small quantities of something
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(5) to leak: something liquid comes out
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(5)to issue evacuation orders: when people have to go to a safe place
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(6) blazing buildings: building that are burning strongly
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(6) buckle highways: highways that bent under great pressure
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(6) shake skyscrapers: skyscrapers that make many quick and small movements
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(6) temblor: a sudden shaking movement of the ground
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(6) the roar and rumble: to make a constant and very loud noise and a deep sound.
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(6) to rush: to suddenly move strongly
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(6) topple furniture: furniture that stopped being steady and fell
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(6) whisk away cars: cars that moved very quickly
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(7) buried in the rubble: buried under broken pieces of stone and brick from buildings, walls, etc.
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(7) scenes of desparation: scenes of people worrying because they don't know what to do in a bad situation
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(7) several districts were annihilated: many districts were completely destroyed
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(8) evacuate: to leave a place because it is too dangerous
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(8) firefighters: someone whose job is to put out fires and help people escape from rather dangerous situations
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(8) Self-Defense Forces: A group that works or causes physical change by themselves in order to help others
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(8) shelter: place for people to be protected
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(9) observe: to watch attentively
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(10) cut off by water: stop working/blocked because of water
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(10) stranded on a bridge: left on a bridge with no way of going somewhere else
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(11) search frantically for: to look for something hysterically
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(12) accustomed to frequent earthquakes: used to shakes of the earth
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(14) air travel was severely disrupted: the flights were canceled
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(14) Train service was shut down: train service closed
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(15) floating debris: the pieces of something that have been destroyed and are left there floating in the water
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(15) resistance: the ability of not to be affected or harmed by something
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(15) the gigantic wave swept: the wave took something away
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(16) the runway was submerged: the highway was under the water
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(18) sway like trees in the breeze: move like trees in the wind
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(19) caused major damage: it produced physical problems and broke things
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(21) most populous: with more inhabitants
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(22) our deepest condolences: someone's words to show sympathy when someone has just died or when something terrible has happened
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(23) flights diverted from: flights changed direction
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(23) suffer damage: to harm something physically so that it's broken
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(28) subduction zone: a place where a subduction takes place
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(28) the quake occurred: the earthquake just happened
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(29) quakes set off a tsunami: shaking movements caused a tsunami
