ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
people; men and women; each person; everybody
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
pistol; handgun; revolver
how; in what way; by what means
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape
trivial; minor; insignificant; peripheral
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
body; group; party; company; troupe
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
whole story; full picture; full particulars
editorial; leading article; leader
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
good citizens; law-abiding people
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...