to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
magazine; journal; periodical
to collect; to assemble; to gather
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
omen; fortune; effect (e.g. of prayers; as the result of intense training); efficacy
time; hour; period; class
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
show; performance; show; exhibition; TV show
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
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.)
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as