to torment; to torture; to harass
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
command; control; commander
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
for the present; for the time being
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
having ended; being resolved
suddenly; all of a sudden
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
information; news; report; reward; retribution
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to become excited; to grow lively
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
particularly; only; in the case of
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
foster father; adoptive father
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
since then; from that time; ever since
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)