great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to think of; to come up with
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
had better ...; had better not ...
transmission; propagation; spread
epidemic; plague; pestilence
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
mass communication; mass media
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
although I say; although one might say; although called
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to shake one's head (in denial)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
dealing with; coping with
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
senior high school student
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
point in common; common feature
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing
at that time; in those days
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite