hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
recreation; diversion; relaxation
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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.
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question