absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
review (of learned material); revision
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to blow out; to spout out
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
calming down; quieting down
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
influence; clout; leverage
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
after a long time; for the first time in a while
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to prevent; to take precautions
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound