strict order; peremptory command
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to continue to do; to persist in doing
impudent; shameless; brazen
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to return a favor (favour); to repay
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
person concerned; interested party; related party
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything