countermeasure; counter-measure
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
this and that; one thing or another
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
mass communication; mass media
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
ignition; detonation; triggering; explosion
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
step; stride; counter for steps
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
reality; actuality; hard fact
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
when it becomes; when it comes to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
sincere; earnest; serious
expression; look; countenance; face
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet