head of the student council; president of the student council
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
control; management (e.g. of a business)
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
from here; from this place
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.
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
now; the present time; just now; another; more
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to collect; to assemble; to gather
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
number; number plate; license plate
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
one by one; one after another; successively
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back