indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
why; how; for what reason
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
nurse call button; calling a nurse
ringtone; ring tone; ringback tone; ringing tone
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
now; the present time; just now; another; more
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate