to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
magnum (cartridge, gun); magnum (1.5-litre wine bottle)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be the worst of the worst; (lit.) to deserve to die ten thousand deaths
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)