exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
managing director; president of a company (US)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
such ... as; or some such
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
postwar period; period after Second World War
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
war; fighting; fierce competition
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
after a long time; for the first time in a while
over-the-counter sales; selling over the counter