when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
surroundings; environs; circumference
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
... years old; age (of) ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be silent; to say nothing
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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 look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
infancy; childhood; tender age
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
human being; human; person; character (of a person)