television program; TV program
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
for the present; for the time being
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
weakening; emaciation; decline
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to wash away; to rinse off
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish