fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
mistress; kept woman; concubine
as is habit; the way life normally is
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
internal disunity; internal division; internal rift
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
care; precaution; guarding; caution
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to press a question; to cross-examine
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
at once; immediately; right now
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
will; volition; intention; intent; determination