Firmly in a strong or definite way Adverb ˈfɜːmli ‘I can manage,’ she said firmly. Castline the land along a coast, especially when Noun ˈkəʊstlaɪn Measures were taken to protect the coastline you are thinking of its shape or from the oil spillage. appearance Rising a situation in which a group of people Noun ˈraɪzɪŋ The rising was crushed by government troops. protest against, and try to get rid of, a government, a leader, etc. Flooding large amounts of water covering an Noun ˈflʌdɪŋ There will be heavy rain with flooding in some area that is usually dry; the fact of this areas. happening Shanty a small house, built of pieces of wood, Noun ˈʃænti Nearly 20% of the city’s inhabitants live in metal and cardboard, where very poor shanty towns. people live, especially on the edge of a big city Prompt to make somebody decide to do Verb prɒmpt His speech prompted an angry outburst from something; to cause something to a man in the crowd. happen Heatwave a period of unusually hot weather Noun ˈhiːtweɪv A long summer heatwave had caused most of the crops to die.