shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
victim; injured party; sufferer
somehow; for some reason or other
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
interception; monitoring; tapping
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
Special Assault Team; SAT
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support