that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
dietetics; nutritional science
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
primer; manual; introductory book
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
space (room, area, outer space)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
material; substance; matter
discovery; detection; finding
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.
food; food products; foodstuffs
study; research; investigation
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become