abrupt; sudden; unexpected
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally