above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
metre; meter; meter; gauge
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
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
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
other side; opposite side; other party
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
how; in what way; by what means
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
adds force or indicates command
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
scene; spectacle; sight; view
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold