to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
incident; affair; happening; event
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
article; news story; report; account
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
puff piece (in a newspaper, etc.); flatteringly exaggerated article; sycophantic article
each newspaper; every newspaper
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to read between the lines
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
interception; counter-attack
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
preparation; provision; guarding
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
switching over to; migration; transition
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
the future; future prospects