living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
senior high school student
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
journal; magazine; periodical
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
mass communication; mass media
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
calming down; quieting down
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
near oneself; close to one; familiar
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
person concerned; interested party; related party
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
even though; despite; when
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
book; volume; this; present; main; head