crime; criminal act; offence; offense
self-justification; excuse
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
utmost limit; extremity; result
narrow margin; slim margin
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
enticement; inducement; attraction
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
very likely; very probable
to explain; to dispel doubts
systematic; regular; routine
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); k-car; kei car
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
to become calm; to die down
no loss or gain; coming out even
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
measure; measuring tape; measuring
survey; actual measurements
(electric) circuit; racing circuit
it is no use crying over spilt milk
crash; kurash (wrestling)
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
every person; each one; everybody
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
you get what you pay for; cheap and nasty
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
(together) with; -wide; including