weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
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 understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to attack; to assault; to assail
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
some people; a few people; several people
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding