why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
will not do; do not; does not
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; 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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage