what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
older sister; lass; young lady
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
elder sister; effeminate man
suffix for familiar person
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
until now; so far; up to the present
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
adds force or indicates command
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
together; at the same time; same; identical
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction