(political) power; authority; influence
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
covered with; stained; smeared
as before; as ever; as it was originally
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
note (letter) left behind; will
isolated and helpless; alone and unassisted
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
audience (with someone of high standing)
living by oneself; living alone
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
supply; provision; service; supply
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
main cause; primary factor
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
either way; in any case; one way or another
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
for this very reason; that is exactly why