hot topic; talk of the town
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
new record (in sports, etc.)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
in a day; in a brief space of time
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
conference room; council room
decomposition; ulceration
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
sharply; harshly; stingingly
change; alteration; modification
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
each nation; many nations; many countries
very important person; VIP
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
worst; worst-case (scenario)
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline