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 keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
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.)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
please (give me); please (do for me)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that; the matter in question
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
such; this sort of; like this
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
really; truly; indeed; good grief
go that far; to that extent
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)