going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
local news section; the city desk
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
economic fortune; luck with money
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
ultimate; ultimate (sport); ultimate frisbee
best friend; very close friend
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
something; something or other; something something
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
newspaper story (article, account)
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
mysterious thief; phantom thief
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
running away; escaping on foot
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity