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
chapter one; first chapter
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how many months?; how long?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
how many years; how long; what year
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
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)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
many; much; plenty; hardly
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling