large amount of money; great cost
in the meanwhile; during the time
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to need; to demand; to take; to require
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to put one's strength into
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
fine split (e.g. in wood); hangnail
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
one part; one portion; one section
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
cards in one's hand; one's hand
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting