direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to be surprised; to be astonished
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
way; method; means; resource; course
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
in that manner; like that
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
frequency hijacking; broadcast signal intrusion
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)