(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee
man of the hour; woman of the hour
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
pet dog; beloved dog; love of dogs; fondness for dogs
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to withdraw one's savings
bank; banking institution
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
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
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
world; society; people; the public
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
senior high school student
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
stealthily; secretly; in secret
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry