indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
such; this sort of; like this
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
function; facility; faculty; feature
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
short distance; short range; short-haul
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
principle; theory; fundamental truth
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's