meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
sick person; patient; invalid
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
(political) administration; political power
during; for the duration of
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to lose one's energy; to be cowardly
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
every place; various places
successive occurrence; frequent occurrence; succession (of); series
unidentified mysterious animal
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
follow-up report; further news
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
victim; injured party; sufferer
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
police officer; policeman; policewoman
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
viewer; (television) audience
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
aggression; invasion; raid
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious