historic; historical; traditional
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
time (for a program, programme); broadcasting hours; air time
chunk; lump; thick slice; cutting into chunks
broadcasting station; broadcaster
program (e.g. TV); programme
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
equilibrium; good balance; poise
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
tradition; legend; folklore
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to invite in; to show someone in
naivete; simplicity; innocence
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
courteous; decorous; polite
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
unanticipated; unexpected
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
persistence; single-mindedness
aggression; invasion; raid
village; hamlet; countryside; country
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to change one's place of residence; to migrate; to move