large serving; large portion
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
program (e.g. TV); programme
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
whole book (volume); complete episode
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
critic; reviewer; commentator
every person; each one; everybody
every person; every mouth; every entrance
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
writing a script with specific actors in mind; writing a script after having picked the actors
process; course; mechanism
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
hot topic; talk of the town
one's post; place of work; workplace
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)