sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
trouble; quarrel; dispute
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
hard struggle; strenuous effort
finally; in the end; on top of all that
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
like this; in this way; as you see
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
after a long time; for the first time in a while
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
at least; at most; (even) just
preparation; arrangements
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
being startled; getting a shock
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to talk to oneself; to mutter
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
middle of the night; dead of night