serious; severe; grave; acute
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
damp; moist (negative nuance)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
and yet; though; when; in spite of
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
mental; spiritual; emotional
to be exhausted; to be tired out
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
electricity; (electric) light
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
just one person; only one
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
as if nothing had happened
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
light; faint; pale; fleeting
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
victim; injured party; sufferer
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
back off!; leave me alone!