second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
act of self-advertisement; publicity stunt
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
secret intelligence; underground information; confidential information; inside information
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
country; countryside; country; country and western; country; nation
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(yarn) count; nth place (in a race); nth position (in a starting lineup); nth rank (in a battle formation); castle guard; second-place horse
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to take a veneer off something
two parts; two copies; the second part
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
self-interest; selfish desire
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
appearing together; co-acting; co-starring
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order