to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
technical skill; ability; capacity
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 memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
should; must; -able; probably; likely
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
lately; recently; nowadays
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest