third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
experimental device; experimental equipment
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
credibility; trustworthiness
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
process; course; mechanism
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
besides; in addition; also; moreover
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to become fraught with emotion
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week