huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
note (letter) left behind; will
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
audience (with a person of high standing)
living by oneself; living alone
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
main cause; primary factor
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
either way; in any case; one way or another
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
kitchen; financial situation
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp