news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
scene; sight; scenario; setting
personal grudge; personal enmity
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
penalty kick; psychokinesis; parkour
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
of no interest; not interested
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
metre; meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
and yet; though; when; in spite of
nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
match between fighters of different sports; battle involving two different disciplines
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)