outside the country; abroad
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
about this time; about now
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to leap back; to jump back
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
throw; throwing; throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)
dealing fully (with); going into (issue, etc.); stepping into; alcove
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to jar; to creak; to grate
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing