idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
River Thames (UK); Thames River (Canada)
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 hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
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 other side of a river; the other side of the tracks; place where lower class people live
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to be erected; to be built
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
surroundings; environs; circumference
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp