this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
Paleolithic; Palaeolithic; Old Stone Age
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
father; dad; husband; you; he
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(some) more; even more; longer; further
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
than; from; out of; except; but; more
ancestor; forefather; foremother
adds force or indicates command
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and