small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sorry; excuse me; thank you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
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.
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk