dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to quit one's job; to resign
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
of course; certainly; naturally
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to increase; to add to; to augment
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to do together; to share; to participate in
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
really; truly; indeed; good grief
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till