yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
house search; search of the premises; raid
arrestee; person arrested
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
what kind of; what sort of; what
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
end; close; conclusion; termination
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
answering machine; answerphone
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch