what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to apologize; to apologise
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
how; in what way; how about
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
rest; break; recess; intermission
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
form; shape; figure; visage
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity