influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
light; right; right field; right fielder
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
viewer; (television) audience
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
performer; entertainer; celebrity
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
actor; actress; player; performer
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
program (e.g. TV); programme
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
moderator; host; chairman
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark