Great Depression (1929-1939)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
after that; afterwards; thereafter
around the world; throughout the world
transactions; dealings; business
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
family; members of a family
dispersal; scattering; discrete
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how; in what way; how about
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be on the lookout; to lie in wait
should; must; -able; probably; likely
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
continuation; succession; series