substitution; alternative; substitute
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
mass communication; mass media
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
conference room; council room
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
frame (physical structure); framework; framework (of a plan, system, etc.); structure; outline
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to tide over a difficult situation; to use a stopgap measure in a crisis
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
teacher's cane; teacher's pointer
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
gesture; gesticulation; motion
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
script; libretto; scenario
censorship; inspection; examination
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
like this; in this way; as you see
festival merrymaking; revelry
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
person who has rendered distinguished service
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
insufficient (money, etc.)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment