first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
main text; original text; this book; this volume
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.
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
library; book collection; paperback book
at; in; at; when; by; with
silver prize; silver award; silver medal; second-place prize
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
greeting; a fine thing to say
to have the privilege of doing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant