hello; good day; good afternoon
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
(extreme) mental weakness; fragile heart
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
author; writer; novelist; artist
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at least; at most; (even) just
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question