second; number two; runner-up
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
personage; person (deserving of respect)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
closing time; lockup; curfew
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
safety administration; safety control; safety management
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
presumption; assumption; estimation
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical