but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
nothing but; except; no more than
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
hospitalization; hospitalisation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible