instant; moment; for an instant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 say; to speak; to tell; to talk
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then