top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
orders; instructions; directive; command
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pleasant feeling; good vibes
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)