reform; reformation; reorganization
you could say; you might say; verging on the
very; much; greatly; a lot of
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
prohibition; inhibition; ban
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
in person; personally; (do) oneself
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to be hesitant; to feel timid
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
prickling; stinging; tingling
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to keep away; to keep at a distance
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to state; to express; to mention
looking pale; looking unwell
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)