to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
closing time; lockup; curfew
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to worry about what lies ahead (based on the current situation); to look bleak (for the future); to not bode well
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
two persons; two people; pair; couple
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
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.
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless