straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
explanation; interpretation
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
older sister; lass; young lady
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case