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you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
than; from; out of; except; but; more
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
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.
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then