woman; female; feminine gender
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
development; exploitation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
please (give me); please (do for me)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
public safety; public welfare
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
(water-filled) paddy field
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