depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
in line with this; therefore
bombshell announcement (statement)
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
a wise man keeps away from danger
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
such; like that; that sort of; very
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)
outsider; someone outside of a group
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
as you see; as you can see
pointing out; identification