that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
several people; a few people
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
whispering into a person's ear
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
that is to say; so that means
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption