generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
putting life into; animating; cheering up
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
belief; conviction; opinion
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
bishop's staff; khakkhara
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
historic; historical; traditional
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
having lost face; in a bind
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
bombshell announcement (statement)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip