pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
direct control; direct supervision
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
lawless area; lawless district
law observance; obeying the law
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
sign of remorse; indication of regret
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
absolute obedience; complete submission
energy conservation; economical use of energy
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
good family; respectable family; decent family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
interest; rights; concession
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
hit-and-run (causing personal injury)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
in order; in turn; one by one
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
lightly; easily; carelessly