one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
other; another; over; more than; I; me
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
dictation; verbal statement
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.)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
very; greatly; exceedingly
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
be (that) as it may; having said that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
related to; in relation to
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show