to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
question; inquiry; enquiry
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
toning down; calming down; slowing down; mollification
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
authenticity; credibility
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
if so; in that case; in that situation
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
team of reporters; news crew
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope