to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
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.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
how; in what way; how about
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)