putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
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 come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nothing but; except; no more than
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to become fraught with emotion
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she