fortress; stronghold; citadel
town; city; municipal; urban
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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.
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
5th day of the month; five days
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to face; to go towards; to head towards
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
border (between countries); national border
to face on; to look out on to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...