empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
currently away from my seat (keyboard, etc.); AFK
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
established practice; custom
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
time; hour; period; class
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
of course; certainly; naturally
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off