Problem: What are the most important words?
An older man who is a yellow belt is practicing karate.
Answer: belt, karate, practice

Problem: What are the most important words?
Someone stares at her, then shifts her anxious gaze.
Answer: gaze, shift, stare

Problem: What are the most important words?
On the other side of the ship, crewmembers tip another lifeboat onto the deck below.
Answer:
deck, lifeboat, ship, side, tip