to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hey there; I say; see here
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
sign; indication; omen; symptom
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
surroundings; environs; circumference
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to rock; to shake; to swing