chapter one; first chapter
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
waste; uselessness; redundance
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
condition; figure; appearance; voice
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
society; the world; the times
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)