indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
company; corporation; workplace
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
way; method; means; resource; course
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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.)
good person; virtuous person
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all