empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to surround; to crowd around
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to push aside; to push one's way through
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
safety zone; traffic island
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
(not so) much; (not) very
close; intimate; on good terms
going through; going via; going by way of