coastal region; coastal area; coastline
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
information media; press; news organs
unseasonable; out of season
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to operate; to clean up; to inquire (into); to take drastic measures
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
one cause; one reason; one factor
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
transfer; assignment; conveyance
instability; insecurity; crankiness
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
existence; presence (of resources)
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
material; tangible; concrete
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
joint together; opposite; facing