waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
serious look (on one's face); straight face
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
one building (hall, temple, shrine, room); same room; same place; same building
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
place; situation; position; location
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
even though; despite; when
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound