last week; the week before
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
donation; contribution; offering
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
abusive language; violent language; wild words
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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.
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip