the best among a group of people or things
人々や物の中で最も優れたもの (hitobito ya mono no naka de mottomo sugureta mono)
"Only the cream of the crop get into that university."
"その大学に入るのは、最も優れた人だけです。" (Sono daigaku ni hairu no wa, mottomo sugureta hito dake desu.)
kept secret or very confidential
The most important part of the economy.
to finish something officially
to directly compete or confront each other
someone appears active but is not thinking clearly
to use authority to make people work harder or obey rules
