to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
how; in what way; how about
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
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)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling