assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
present; current; in operation
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
how long; how much; to what extent
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
depression; recession; slump
to become better; to improve
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
offender; criminal; culprit
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
law enforcement authority; police authorities; the police
(social) class; rank; grade
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
contradiction; inconsistency
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
police officer; policeman; policewoman
support group; fan club; (election) committee
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
successively; one after another
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
nothing but; none other than
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
abuse; misuse; taking advantage of
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
feeling; sense; impression
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill