empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
wherein; therein; thereinto
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
nothing but; none other than
viewing as a problem; problematizing
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
small number; few; minority
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
honor; honour; credit; prestige
adviser; advisor; consultant
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to entrust; to leave to a person
frequency (of occurrence)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
along the way; along the road
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
materials; data; document
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment