A dark wave of smoke (covered completely)
the valley as villagers tried to (follow, accept)
by emergency rules. Crops stood (hanging downward)
in the heat, and a few stubborn farmers openly (refused to obey)
the evacuation order. A mediator tried to (restore friendship after conflict)
the two sides, arguing that calm talk would be more (helping something happen)
to survival. But the governor’s speech was so (having a hidden meaning)
that it only (brought out, obtained)
more fear. In tense (expectation)
of the storm’s return, people finally began to discuss the (hidden but important)
causes of the crisis.