position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
one's post; place of work; workplace
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to be sooty; to be stained
ultramarine colour (color)
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
sound of two hard thin objects rubbing together; crunch crunch
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
from the beginning; from scratch
to rebuild; to reconstruct
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
charred; burnt black; scorched black
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
that's the way it is; such is life
being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to drag on; to be delayed
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; genrō (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
chief vassal; senior statesman
call; summons; convening; convocation