to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
while; during; while; although; all; both
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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 spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
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)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
world situation; world affairs
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)