fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
first meeting; first interview with
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
no!; no no!; no, not at all
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
number one; first; best; most; game; round
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
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.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in that way; thus; so; so?
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)