prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
instant; moment; for an instant
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; thereupon; because of that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo