major cleanup; spring cleaning
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown; being idle; slackening; being truant
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
insubordination; disobedience
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
clanging; empty; deserted
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
closely-guarded secret; top secret
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
true state; actual condition; reality
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to be in opposition; to be in private life
to be transmitted; to be conveyed; to be leaked; to be passed along
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
unwelcome; unwanted; undesirable
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
clearing one's throat; cough
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside