lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
massing (of troops); gathering
suggestion; hint; implication
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to look down on; to make light of
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
maneuvering behind the scenes; backroom deals; dodgy dealings
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
percent; per cent; percentage
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
atrocious crime; heinous crime
to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
true state; actual condition; reality
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
be (that) as it may; having said that
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
cannot be helped; unavoidable
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself