not caring; not giving a damn
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
understood; I see; OK; present; here
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
many; a lot; much; multitude
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
viewer; (television) audience
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)