television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
president (of a society); chairman
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
but; however; provided that
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
overhasty; rash; premature
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention