year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
war; fighting; fierce competition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
long-awaited; much-awaited
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
arrest; apprehension; capture