change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
(political) power; authority; influence
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
incarnation of selfishness; lump of avarice
I see; that's right; indeed
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
falsely similar; counterfeit
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do