unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
extinction; annihilation; destruction
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
incision; operation; section
internal organs; viscera; intestines
making a surgical incision in the abdomen
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
script; screenplay; scenario
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to accept; to receive; to agree
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
don't you think?; indicates question
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to thrust down; to push off
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
hag; witch; bitch; penurious or spiteful old woman; termagant; virago
educational institution; school; academy; campus