senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
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
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
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; even if; 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; penis; (one's) thing
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?; 's; of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
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; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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; the same; so?
to be conspicuous; to stand out
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
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; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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)