that is to say; so that means
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
such; like that; that sort of; very
explanation; interpretation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
something like ...; something called ...
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
human rights; civil liberties
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
journal; magazine; periodical
how; in what way; how about; questionable
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
article; news story; report; account
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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
until now; so far; up to the present
student of a girls' school
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
victim; injured party; sufferer
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
next; following; subsequent; stage; station