to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
arrest; apprehension; capture
such ... as; or some such
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
breaking off an engagement
inevitable; unavoidable; certain; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to subsist; to keep on living
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
business; errand; nature of one's business
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
performance of one's official duties
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
door; gate; opening; title page
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide