to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
comments section; comment field
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
on the net; on the Internet; on the web
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
yelp; yap; yipe; kiang (Equus kiang); kyang
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
children's story; fairy tale
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
optimism; taking an optimistic view
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
home area; home town; local
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group