coastal waters; adjacent seas
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
offensive (movement); aggression
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
declaration; statement; proclamation
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
article; news story; report; account
program (e.g. TV); programme
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
broadcasting station; broadcaster
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
company; corporation; workplace
international law; law of nations
legal; lawful; legitimate
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
association; society; organization; organisation
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
critic; reviewer; commentator
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
guess; speculation; supposition
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to