to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); suddenly becoming popular; becoming a hit
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
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
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
power; might; authority; influence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
place; situation; position; location
to pick up; to find; to gather
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
adds force or indicates command
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal