to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
patterns of thinking; train of thought
(coming through) loud and clear
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to publish a book; to put out a book
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
patent; special permission; license; licence
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
no need to guess; certainly
approval; license; licence; permission
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
medical efficacy; effect of a medicine
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
food; food products; foodstuffs
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
tsuchinoko; mythical snake-like creature with thick midsection
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
breakthrough; great discovery
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
finding employment; getting a job
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
it is I who should say so
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
folklore studies; folkloristics
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to satisfy the requirements
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic