special radio or television programme; television special
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
highly unpredictable; touch and go
Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to deal with (handle) a matter
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
conceptual drawing; conceptual diagram; artist's impression
(satirical) cartoon; caricature; humorous illustration
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
simple and clear; plain and simple
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
thrifty person; frugal person; economizer
good impression; favorable impression
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
law enforcement authority; police authorities; the police
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
tide; current; tendency; trend
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger