country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
sphere; circle; range; category
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to call again; to call someone back
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
having said that; be that as it may
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
willpower; energy; vitality
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself