thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
adds force or indicates command
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
together; at the same time; same; identical
now; the present time; just now; another; more
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)