soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
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
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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.)
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
established practice; custom
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
genuine; authentic; true; real
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
genuine article; real thing; real deal
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
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.
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh