to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
mysterious thief; phantom thief
(police) detective; criminal matter
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
famous picture; masterpiece (painting); excellent film; film classic
fourwing evening primrose (Oenothera tetraptera); fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera stricta); large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
what kind of; what sort of; what