and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
duty; function; office; mission; task
(period of) a year; during an era
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
intelligence operative; spy
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
periodic; regular; routine
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
orphan; person without friends
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
around the world; throughout the world
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
protest action; protest movement
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
cooperation; coordination; link
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
curse; spell; malediction
world; society; people; the public
exposure to wind; severe criticism
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate