news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
level; standard; water level
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
question; inquiry; enquiry
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
source, cause of an accident
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
possible; likely; probable
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
flawless; absolute perfection
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time