large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to raise one's voice; to shout
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to increase; to add to; to augment
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
road approaching a shrine
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
looking on (somebody) as hostile
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to