postponement; deferment; adjournment
restoration; repair; mending
twice; again; second time
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
guess; speculation; supposition
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
number one; first; best; most; game; round
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period