seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
last night; yesterday evening
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
countermeasure; counter-measure
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
victim; injured party; sufferer
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
influence; effect; impact
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
main cause; primary factor
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)