indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
really; truly; indeed; good grief
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
three; three years of age
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
step; stride; counter for steps
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)