script; libretto; scenario
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
historical play; period drama
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
living room (Western style); sitting room
inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
one large ...; a great ...
news programme; news program
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
twice; again; second time
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
clear; precise; definite; distinct
reason; cause; circumstances
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to finish reading; to read through
to cross the line; to go too far
son of a bitch; piece of shit
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism