to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
front; frontage; facade; main
craving; longing; thirsting
admiration; wonder; astonishment
independent action; acting alone
firefighter (Edo period); problem-solver; troubleshooter; relief pitcher; reliever
small number; few; minority
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
war area; battlefield; theater; theatre
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
hearing casually; hearing by chance; learning by hearsay
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
regular drinking; habitual drinking
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
hello; good day; good afternoon
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Great Patriotic War (Russian name for the war along the eastern front during World War II)
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview