pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
I see; that's right; indeed
book; volume; this; present; main; head
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
very popular; highly favoured
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to collect; to assemble; to gather
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
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.
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
two persons; two people; pair; couple