pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
large number (of); many; majority
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
I see; that's right; indeed
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
subway; metro; underground (railway)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to concern; to be related
material; materials; data; information; documents
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
electricity; (electric) light
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
is that so?; I see; right; oh
central government office; head office; this office
had better ...; had better not ...