middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
cool breeze; cool air; refreshing coolness
suffix for familiar person
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
go that far; to that extent
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
company president; manager; director
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Council of Social Welfare
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
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ward office; council (regional)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
president (of a society); chairman
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...