in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
storehouse; warehouse; godown
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
observation; survey; watching
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
wounded person; injured person
systematic; organized; organizational
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
every year; yearly; annually
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
by means of; due to; because of; according to