preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
border (between countries); national border
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
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 tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(large) house; residence; mansion
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
voting; ballot; poll; vote
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
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed