as (for); for; in the capacity of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
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
form; shape; figure; visage
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
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 receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
myself; yourself; I; me; you
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
nice; good; well-executed
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!