strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
popular (hit) program (programme)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
heading; headline; index; headword
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
deep affection; dear; beloved
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
conviction; belief; confidence
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
nothing but; none other than