empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
in accordance with; according to
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
long ago; already; a long time ago
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
please (give me); please (do for me)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
several people; a few people
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
all present; all concerned; all of us
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
as you are aware; as you know
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
though; notwithstanding; although
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
grasp; catch; understanding
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that