rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
secret leader of a group of juvenile delinquents; program in a competing timeslot (programme)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
serious; not joking; straight
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
curse; spell; malediction
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
slightly off; not quite good enough; slightly wild-looking (e.g. fashion)
these guys; these fellows