news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
competent; suitable; qualified
source of worry; source of distress
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to concern; to be related
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
second day of the month; two days
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
difference; discrepancy; variation
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
two times; twice; two degrees
duty; function; office; mission; task
priority; order of precedence
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
time; hour; season; time of the year
sleeping together in a huddle
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
excursion; field trip; school trip