to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
end; close; conclusion; termination
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
what minute; how many minutes
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
second (unit of time); arc second
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
several minutes; a few minutes
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
not worth considering; out of the question
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
meaning; significance; sense
now; the present time; just now; another; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
that; the matter in question
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
in the morning; during the morning