gambling; competition; game (of chance)
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
very popular; highly favoured
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
periodic; regular; routine
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
body; body blow (in boxing)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
still; even now; to this day
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to make up one's mind; to be determined
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe