this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
feeling; sense; impression
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
prize money; monetary award; reward
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.
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
... years old; age (of) ...
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)