topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
second day of the month; two days
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
without leaving any trace
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
that day; the very same day
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
short circuit; leakage (of electricity); electrical fault
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
unidentified flying object; UFO
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to be found; to be discovered
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
control; management (e.g. of a business)
concealment; suppression; hiding
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
go that far; to that extent
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision