original text; source book; draft
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
multicolumn layout; column setting
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
bishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
Stuart (Australia); Steuart
by means of; due to; because of; according to
draft papers; callup notice
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
edict; ordinance; proclamation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
Eurotunnel; Channel Tunnel; Chunnel
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
duty; function; office; mission; task
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket