thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...