to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
author; writer; novelist; artist
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to make merry; to be festive
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
meaning; significance; sense
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.
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
sub-; -ous (indicating a low oxidation state); -ite; Asia; Argentina; Arabia; America
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least