Vocabulary

flower; blossom; bloom; petal

relation; connection; relevance

expansion; extension

subject; theme; issue; matter

South Korea; Republic of Korea

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

patient

the past; bygone days

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements; the organiser

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

member; the membership

interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party

Foreign Minister

foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

foreign country

enterprise; business; company; corporation

Europe

talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting

diplomacy

president (of a society); chairman

settlement; solution; resolution

restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; return; improvement

reform; reformation; reorganization

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation

revision; amendment; alteration

foreign; abroad; overseas

share (in a company); stock

face; visage; looks; (facial) features

development; cultivation; application

since; henceforth

violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

maintenance; preservation; improvement

general; universal

number one; first; first place

one part; one portion; one section

security (e.g. national security)

one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction

assistance; aid; support

safety; security