election; selection; choice
member of the House of Councillors
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
honour; honor; glory; privilege
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause