even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
public safety; public welfare
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
number of persons; personnel
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
considerably; fairly; quite
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
number one; first; best; most; game; round
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
such; this sort of; like this
feeling; sense; impression
by myself; in person; by oneself
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(political) administration; political power
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
until now; so far; up to the present
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful