full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
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
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
armoured car (for transporting valuables); security van
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
mass communication; mass media
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
understood; I see; OK; present; here
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
considerably; fairly; quite
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
to push aside; to brush aside
body; body blow (in boxing)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
how; in what way; by what means
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
offender; criminal; culprit