why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
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
way of asking; way of listening; listener
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
clear; precise; definite; distinct
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
company president; manager; director
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
at once; immediately; right now
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
human being; human; person; character (of a person)