hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
opening fully; full throttle; full power
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
audience; spectator; spectators
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
button (clothing); push-button
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
telop; television opaque projector; device used to broadcast onscreen text (e.g. subtitles, captions); onscreen text and images (e.g. subtitles, captions, scrolling tickers, logos)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
polarized light; polarised light; polarization; polarisation
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
again and again; repeatedly
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
fine weather; fair weather
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)