modern disease; disease of our time
head; dome; bean; nob; noggin
heroism; loyalty and courage
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
gunshot; bullet; lost messenger; truant messenger; bull's-eye (candy)
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
one-by-one; separately; in detail
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
instead; but (on the other hand)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
store; reserve; stock; savings
boss (esp. yakuza); foreman
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to speak ill of; to disparage
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off