yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
genius; prodigy; natural gift
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
at least; at most; (even) just
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
pupil; student; schoolchild
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
junior high school student; middle school pupil
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(police) detective; criminal matter