announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
simultaneous interpretation; simultaneous interpreting
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to squeeze out; to wring out
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
infotainment television program; information program; program of announcements
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
emotional scars; mental trauma
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
impossible; unlikely; improbable
ardent; passionate; vehement
adherent; devotee; believer
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
one's principles and position
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
trivial; not amounting to much
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
major subject; special study
profitable plan; good plan