beginning; outset; first; onset
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
suffix appended to someone else's family members
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
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 be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
the front; honest; upright; decent
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency