principal; head teacher; headmaster; headmistress
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
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 force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
ultimate; final; last; eventual
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
severe acute respiratory syndrome; SARS
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
condition; situation; prospects
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
Uranus (god); Uranus (planet)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
existence; being; presence
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
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.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo