yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
spring break; spring vacation
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
funny story; funny anecdote
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
... years old; age (of) ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable