preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
offender; criminal; culprit
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to be found; to be discovered
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
conference room; council room
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
to apologize; to apologise
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
performance of one's official duties
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
southern part; the south (of a region)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to look away; to avert one's eyes
pale; pallid; bluish-white
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
person concerned; interested party; related party
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
outsider; someone outside of a group
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole