raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
victim; injured party; sufferer
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
weekly publication; weekly magazine
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
one parent; single parent
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
society; public; community; social studies
critic; reviewer; commentator
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
symbol; code; sign; notation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
this and that; one thing or another
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
individual; private person; personal; private
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
simply; merely; only; solely
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
(period of) a year; during an era
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
single word; a few words; brief comment
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
regret; repentance; remorse
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus