thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
around the world; throughout the world
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
that; the matter in question
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person concerned; interested party; related party
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
why; how; for what reason
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to