proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
choices; alternatives; options
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
self-; from (a time or place)
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
welcome; (warm) reception
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
(doing something) regardless of expense
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
high-grade sake; fine drink
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
(present) head of a family
front entrance; front door
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
brand-new article; new item
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
migratory bird; bird of passage
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world