indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
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
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
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 grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...