scandal; deplorable event
degree of attention; profile
world; society; people; the public
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
at the last moment; this late in the game
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
open criminal investigation
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to be away from home; to be out of the house
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
systematic; regular; routine
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
hospital food; hospital meals
nurse call; a patient's call button in a hospital