major incident; major happening; big scandal
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
selection; choice; option
to close (one's eyes); to shut
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
alone; by oneself; on one's own
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
news flash; news special; special newscast; special news bulletin
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch