very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
suffix for familiar person