ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
program (e.g. TV); programme
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
news programme; news program
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
authenticity; credibility
speaking of ...; as for ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to understand; to comprehend
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
proud; having a prominent nose
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over