amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
failure; mistake; blunder
to be discouraged; to shrink from
advance; moving forward; progress
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
secret base; hideout; hidden position
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
one's home country; one's homeland
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
right in the middle (of); midst; height
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
what's what; heads or tails
(necessary) personnel; required person
main cause; primary factor
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown