circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
movie director; film director
Palme d'Or (highest prize at the Cannes Film Festival)
to take; to catch; to capture
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
at that time; in those days
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
tall figure; high stature
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
understood; I see; OK; present; here
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
witnessing; observing; sighting
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox