to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
author; writer; novelist; artist
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
narrow margin; slim margin
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
way (of doing); manner; method; means