duty; function; office; mission; task
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to fly around; to scatter
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
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 collect; to assemble; to gather
restoration; repair; mending
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicate reason; infers some protest