display of fireworks; firework(s) display
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
viewer; (television) audience
national defence; national defense
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
special ward; administrative subdivision of a prefecture that has a directly elected mayor and assembly; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
emergency measures; urgent countermeasures
member of the upper house; senator
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
nuclear attack; nuclear strike
showing one's face in public; facing another person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
influence; clout; leverage
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to become clear; to be made public
anything and everything; just about everything
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
quality (of a product or a service)
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to that degree; that much; a lot; very much
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus