interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with
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
magazine; journal; 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 disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); 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; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
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; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; 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 float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
person concerned; interested party; related party
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
even though; despite; when
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to lose; to miss (a chance, 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