futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
government office; public office
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
mass communication; mass media
social status; social position; social standing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish