mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
on and after; from ... onward; since
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
individual; private person; personal; natural person
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot
joining (a group); becoming a member (of); joining the ranks (of)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
bet; wager; stake; gamble