disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
each place; various places
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
this or that person; anybody; many people
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
professor; teaching; instruction
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
regret; repentance; remorse
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
world; society; people; the public
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
drama; play; powerful drug