indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
heart; guts; nerve; central part
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
house where one was born; one's parents' house
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to ask for money; to put the touch on someone
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
henry (unit of inductance)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)