was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
reality; actuality; hard fact
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
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
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
now; the present time; just now; another; more
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
company; corporation; workplace
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
machine parts; machinery; equipment
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
container (e.g. shipping); skip
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)