fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
stealthily; secretly; in secret
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
early (prompt) settlement; swift resolution; speedy solution
to look down on; to make light of
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to stop walking; to pause
notice; attention; observation
Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
percent; per cent; percentage
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
atrocious crime; heinous crime
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
true state; actual condition; reality
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard