business; trade; operations; sales
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
how; in what way; by what means
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
about; on; regarding; per; for every
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more