ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
true state; actual condition; reality
bright sunshine; broad daylight
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
fabricated story; cooked up (news) report
increase in activity; activation
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
free speech; freedom of speech
oppression; suppression; pressure
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to make trouble; to rock the boat; to make waves; to aggravate a situation
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
company; corporation; workplace
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
many; numerous; various; large number of
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
insertion; inlaying; immersion
depravity; corruption; degradation
reinforcement; strengthening
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
one's physical safety; personal security
to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully