at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
free time; time at leisure
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
what kind of business; what sort of matter
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
diving; submerging; going underwater
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
light blue; pale blue; aqua
most of all; extremely; supremely
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
righteousness; justice; right
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
tense relationship; tense relations; strained relations; strained ties; tension
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
stranger; tramp; wanderer
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
side gate; side door; service entrance
to investigate; to examine
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for