shellfish; seashell; shell
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how; in what way; how about
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
image change; changing one's image; makeover
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?