pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
right in the midst of; right at the height of
battlefield; battleground
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
almost; roughly; approximately
automatic; intransitive verb
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
admission limit; restricted admission
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
headquarters; head office; main office
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
(necessary) personnel; required person
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
to need; to demand; to take; to require
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
entrance; admission; entering
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
degree of attention; profile
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
hashtag (e.g. on Twitter)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
barker; tout; hawker; calling out to potential customers
to gather in a circle; to form a circle