program (e.g. TV); programme
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
situation report; status report; progress report
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
arms and ammunition; weapons and ammunition
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy