time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to become better; to improve
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
existential threat; life-or-death crisis
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
story; tale; talk; discussion
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
but; however; provided that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion