to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
the whole area; all areas
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to throw into; to dump in together
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
to be used to calling (someone by a certain name)
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
for one's true nature to come out