this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all