empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
welcome; (warm) reception
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to talk; to chat; to chatter
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
in person; personally; directly
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
sounding each other out; probing each other
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
time; hour; period; class
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to try to do; to attempt to do
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
government; administration; statesmanship
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)