| asleep | dormido |
| because of | a causa de |
| brave | valiente |
| dead | muerto |
| fortunately | afortunadamente |
| frightened | asustado |
| he/she died | se murió |
| help | socorro |
| in a hurry | de prisa |
| injured | herido |
| living/alive | vivo |
| llover | to rain |
| suddenly | de repente |
| the announcer | el locutor |
| the apartment building | el edificio de apartamentos |
| the article | el artículo |
| the building | el edificio |
| the cause | la causa |
| the disaster | el desastre |
| the earthquake | el terremoto |
| the explosion | la explosión |
| the fire | el incendio |
| the firefighter | el bombero |
| the flood | la inundación |
| the furniture | los muebles |
| the hero | el héroe |
| the heroine | la heroína |
| the hurricane | el huracán |
| the injured person | el herido |
| the ladder | la escalera |
| the life | la vida |
| the news | las noticias |
| the newscast | el noticiero |
| the paramedic | el paramédico |
| the rain | la lluvia |
| the reporter | el reportero |
| the smoke | el humo |
| the snow | la nieve |
| the storm | la tormenta |
| there was/there were (occurred) | hubo |
| they died | se murieron |
| to burn up/to burn oneself | quemarse |
| to call on the phone | llamar por teléfono |
| to destroy | destruir |
| to escape | escaparse |
| to go down | bajar |
| to go up | subir |
| to hear | oír |
| to hide (oneself) | esconderse |
| to investigate | investigar |
| to light (fire) | encender |
| to occur | ocurrir |
| to put out (fire) | apagar |
| to rescue | rescatar |
| to save | salvar |
| to scream | gritar |
| to snow | nevar |
| to start | comenzar |
| to try to | tratar de |
| without a doubt | sin duda |
| to scream | gritar |
| to snow | nevar |
| to start | comenzar |
| to try to | tratar de |
| without a doubt | sin duda |