illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
flathead (esp. the bartailed flathead, Platycephalus indicus)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
systematic; regular; routine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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.
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
meaning; significance; sense
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
long ago; already; a long time ago
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing