returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
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 give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
because of; owing to; due to
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
when it becomes; when it comes to
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
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; to come about
at least; at most; (even) just
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
results; record; grades; marks
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity