arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
unveiling; debut; introduction
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to be lacking in options; to be too few
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
survival; survivor; relic
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
time; hour; period; class
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be fated to; be linked by fate
yearned for; longed for; missed
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
children's story; fairy tale