terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
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 like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade; GATT
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?