squad leader; group leader; team leader
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
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
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
again; once more; a second time
gambling den; gambling house
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.
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to surround; to crowd around
crowd (e.g. of spectators); huge audience
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
dated; date; fixed; external
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
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.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
such; this sort of; like this
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean