tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
lately; recently; these days
calamity; disaster; accident
too many to count; too numerous to mention
rapid increase; sharp rise; proliferation; surge; explosion
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
long time; several hours; long spell
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to become clear; to be made public
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
common people; ordinary people; masses
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to return (to the original state); to revert (to); to restore (to); to take revenge on
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
countries concerned (involved)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation