why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
three; three years of age
fascination; captivation; charm; lure; allurement
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
be (that) as it may; having said that
rival; competitor; competition
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
failure; mistake; blunder
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during