empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
otherwise; or else; if not
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
imperial headquarters announcement
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
in unison; as one; united
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
the whole assembly; the full house; whole group; everyone
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
group; party; team; squad; section
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
not limited to; not just ...
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
young girl; lass; adolescent female
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
so-so; tolerable; passable