older sister; lass; young lady
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
honorific/polite/humble prefix
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
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.)
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
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
company; corporation; workplace
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she