the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
puddle of blood; pool of blood
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
major incident; major happening; big scandal
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
color photo; colour photo
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
still; even now; to this day
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
taxes in arrears; delinquent tax; overdue tax
heavy additional tax(ation)
National Tax Agency (Japan); national taxation agency (e.g. IRS)
planned; scheduled; systematic
intelligence agency; intelligence bureau; Cabinet Intelligence Bureau (1940-1945)
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
time traveler; time traveller
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
concession; conciliation; compromise
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to put out; to extinguish
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct