reform; reformation; reorganization
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
friendly; sociable; brittle; fragile; light
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
great success; happy result; good result
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to be lacking in options; to be too few
5th day of the month; five days
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
portrait; likeness; picture
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
temporary employment; temporary employee
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
almost not able (to do something)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
here and there; everywhere
honeymoon; being in an intimate relationship; honeymoon (period)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
day of month; counter for days
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes