general situation;  general trend;  general tendency;  way things are moving;  current (of the times);  tide (e.g. of public opinion)
 treatment (of a person);  dealing with
 convening;  calling together (e.g. parliament);  call-up (for military service)
 human rights;  civil liberties
 to investigate;  to examine
 minimum limit;  the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
 to change into;  to convert to;  to transform;  to be reduced;  to influence;  to improve (someone)
 even if ...;  even supposing that ...
 correspondence;  news;  letter;  tidings
 prattle;  broken language;  halting language;  baby talk;  imperfect speech;  smattering
 correspondence;  communication;  transmission;  news;  signal;  telecommunications
 positive;  assertive;  active;  proactive;  aggressive
 offensive (movement);  aggression
 trend;  tendency;  momentum
 intelligence or information network
 seasoning;  flavour;  condition;  state;  (state of) health;  physical condition
 to pour (into a vessel);  to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with;  to dish out (food or drink)
 this place;  where one comes from;  here
 good;  fine;  excellent;  favorable;  favourable;  satisfactory
 chemical reaction;  generation of an unexpected result from combining things
 falsehood;  untruth;  lie;  fallacy (logic)
 use;  adoption;  acceptance;  appointment;  employment;  engagement
 isolation;  segregation;  separation;  quarantine
 to lock up;  to shut up;  to imprison
 no sooner than;  as soon as;  immediately after;  at the thought of;  when I think about
 umbrella;  parasol;  something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat;  shade (of a lamp);  mushroom cap
 to clamber;  to climb with hands and feet;  to crawl up;  to creep up
 nonburnable garbage;  nonflammables
 separate;  scattered;  apart
 to count on one's fingers
 sign;  mark;  symbol;  sign (e.g. positive, negative)