commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
here and there; in places
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
student (esp. a university student)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to denounce; to disparage; to lambast; to abuse
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
reading aloud; recitation
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to drag on; to be delayed
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
change in appearance; transformation
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget