connection; link; relationship
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
instant; moment; for an instant
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
tool; implement; means; furniture
anonymity; using an assumed name
thread (of execution); thread (on an Internet forum, mailing list, etc.); topic; conversation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
people; men and women; each person; everybody
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
invitation; introduction; temptation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
group chat; system for chatting with multiple people simultaneously (e.g. on a messaging application)
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to spend time (on doing something)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
election; selection; choice
member of the Lower House
home area; home town; local
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on