terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
this world; this life; world of the living
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
three; three years of age
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
such ... as; or some such