floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
dock; thorough physical examination
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
scrap lumber; piece of wood
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.
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
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
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be able to manage somehow or another
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
adds force or indicates command
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
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
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
all; entire; whole; altogether