home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
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 throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
how; in what way; how about
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.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
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 meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
had better ...; had better not ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
suffix for familiar person
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile