indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
defense; defence; protection
troops; group members; team members
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together; at the same time; same; identical
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
adds force or indicates command
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch