to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
your company; your shrine
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
really; truly; indeed; good grief
weird; strange; mysterious
insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
why; how; for what reason
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you