declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
another broadcaster; another station; another channel; another office; another bureau; another department
negotiations; discussions; connection
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
maid; helper; help; assistance
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
dry riverbed; river beach
huge win; overwhelming victory
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
in the hospital; hospitalized
going to the hospital for regular treatment
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
with a friendly grin; smilingly
handheld game console; portable game console
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
public power; governmental authority
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
persistence; single-mindedness
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
return; relapse; recurrence
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
turning sideways; landscape orientation