important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
something like ...; something called ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
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.
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
arrest; apprehension; capture
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life