record high; all-time high
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
point of an argument; drift of an argument
artificial intelligence; AI
affiliated company; affiliated business
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
counter for wheels and flowers
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
in history; ever; historical
unprecedented; never seen before
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
popular will; will of the people
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
minimum limit; the lowest degree (possible, allowable, etc.)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
that; the matter in question
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
try; attempt; try (rugby)
financials; on the funding (capital) side
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant