water's edge; beach; shore
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?