one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
serious; severe; grave; acute
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
article; news story; report; account
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
declaration; proclamation; announcement
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be infected; to be contagious
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
company; corporation; workplace
company president; manager; director
victim; injured party; sufferer
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself