disclosure; exposure; revelation
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
arrest; apprehension; capture
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
profitable plan; good plan
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
not having a single penny left; drained of every last cent
5-point card with a blue tanzaku; blue ribbon card; scoring combination consisting of the three 5-point cards with blue tanzaku
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
fool; blockhead; idiot; dunce
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
middle of the night; dead of night
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
24 hours; twenty-four hours
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
contrived; false-sounding
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland