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.
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be to the point; to be pertinent
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
myself; yourself; I; me; you
until now; so far; up to the present
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in that way; thus; so; so?
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to be worried; to be troubled
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back