top news; front-page news; lead story
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
victim; injured party; sufferer
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
coastal waters; adjacent seas
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
national; founded and run by the central government
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
offensive (movement); aggression
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
declaration; statement; proclamation
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
article; news story; report; account
program (e.g. TV); programme
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
broadcasting station; broadcaster
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
international law; law of nations
legal; lawful; legitimate
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission