public announcement (in a department store, etc.); announcement over an (indoor) public address system
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
mass communication; mass media
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
people; citizens; subjects; folk
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
restoration; repair; mending
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to be used up (of money, savings, etc.); to dwindle away; to be wasted (of time)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit