otherwise; if not; or else
hoarse voice; husky voice
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
forced laugh; forced smile
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
calculated; premeditated; considered
to keep secret; to conceal
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
reading aloud; recitation
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to drag on; to be delayed
change in appearance; transformation
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
raising morale; lifting of morale
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
producer (film, TV, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
news programme; news program
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
(social) class; rank; grade
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
the original; original copy; script
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles