overlapping; piling; stacking
rare; extraordinary; singular
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
major incident; major happening; big scandal
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
organized crime; organised crime
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
unable to move; held up; swamped; stuck between a rock and a hard place
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
delicious; tasty; good; nice
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
eruption; volcanic eruption
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
pair; the two; both persons; both things
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance