preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
one more time; once more; once again
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
physical condition; state of health; shape
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
true state; actual condition; reality
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
second marriage; remarriage
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
regarding highly; attaching importance to
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
recuperation; medical treatment
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to sniff out; to get wind of
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
speculation; thinking; meditation
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
(conductor's) baton; stick; perforated baton; bâton de commandement; bâton percé
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
to talk; to chat; to chatter