just one person; only one
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to do for (the sake of someone else)
this for sure; certainly is
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
headdress; crown; covering; fogging (photography); blushing
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
great success; happy result; good result
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
shoulder massage (performed by tapotement); tap on the shoulder (request to resign)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
calamity; disaster; accident
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping