decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
great talents mature late
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
related to; in relation to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
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
that's the way it is; such is life
to pass (of time); to elapse