influence; clout; leverage
(political) power; authority; influence
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
outside the country; abroad
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
saying something many times
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
(your) daughter; young woman
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent