chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to jar; to creak; to grate
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
offender; criminal; culprit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such; like that; that sort of; very
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question