senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to chase; to run after; to pursue
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be conspicuous; to stand out
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched