biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
chief; main; principal; major
town; city; municipal; urban
incident; affair; happening; event
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
evacuation advisory; official advice to evacuate
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
large number (of); many; majority
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
government ordinance; cabinet order
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
weekly publication; weekly magazine
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
department (or school) of technology, engineering or science
residing; living; dwelling
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to read (a book, etc.) over again
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
originally; by nature; from the start