figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
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
practice; practising; training; study
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
than; from; out of; except; but; more
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
feng (male Chinese firebird)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
adds force or indicates command
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
such; like that; that sort of; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Boys (The Shirelles song)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
small quantity; little; little while; short distance