preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
administration (of medicine)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
each; (arch.) you (plural)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
with a click; with a snap
bent back; hunchback; stoop
international; diplomatic intercourse
security guarantee (e.g. military security, network security, etc.)
Interpol; International Criminal Police Organization (Organisation)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
special lecturer; guest lecturer
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
question and answer session
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to be prolonged; to drag on