happening (noun)
111abstraction — noun 1 (C) a general idea about a type of situation, thing, or person, rather than a specific example from real life: talking in abstractions 2 (U) a state in which you do not notice what is happening around you because you are thinking carefully …
112action — noun 1 DOING THINGS (U) the process of doing in order to deal with a problem or difficult situation: The union is urging strike action. | We need more action, and less talk! | take action: The police took firm action to deal with the riots. |… …
113activity — noun 1 (U) a situation in which a lot of things are happening or people are doing things, moving around etc: I missed the noise and activity of the city. | a huge amount of media activity during the elections opposite inactivity 2 (C) something… …
114attention — noun 1 WATCHING/LISTENING CAREFULLY a) pay attention to carefully listen to or watch something that is happening, or to be careful about what you are doing: The teacher got angry with me when I didn t pay attention. (+ to): The TV was on but Di… …
115barometer — noun (C) 1 an instrument for measuring changes in the air pressure and weather or calculating height above sea level 2 something that shows or gives an idea of changes that are happening: Infant mortality is a highly sensitive barometer of social …
116body — noun plural bodies 1 SB S BODY (C) the physical structure of a person or animal: Many teenagers are self conscious about their bodies. | body heat/temperature/weight etc: Babies undergo a rapid increase in body weight during the first weeks. |… …
117bystander — noun (C) someone who watches what is happening without taking part; onlooker: innocent bystander: Several innocent bystanders were killed by the blast …
118chaos — noun (U) 1 a situation in which everything is happening in a confused way and nothing is organized or arranged in order: complete/utter/absolute chaos: There was absolute chaos when the air controllers came out on strike. | in chaos (=in a state… …
119commentary — noun 1 (C) a spoken description of an event, given while the event is happening, especially on the television or radio: Stop shouting! I can t hear the baseball commentary. (+ on): Do they have a commentary on the parade? | running commentary (=a …
120commentator — noun (C) 1 someone who knows a lot about a particular subject, and who writes about it or discusses it on the television or radio: political commentators 2 someone who describes an event as it is happening on television or radio: David Vine, the… …
