to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
company director; board member
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
reason; cause; circumstances
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
government service; the bureaucracy
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
many; numerous; various; large number of
episode; anecdote; vignette
hiding one's embarrassment
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
the world in general; society; convention
deviation; departure; omission
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
life or death; existence; destiny
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
communication skills; communication ability
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter