finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
body; group; party; company; troupe
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
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.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
two persons; two people; pair; couple
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be needed; to be wanted
adds force or indicates command
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with