urban area; urban district
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
depiction; description; portrayal
outline; summary; argument
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
narrator; storyteller; reciter
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
drama; play; powerful drug
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise