prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
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 lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
while; during; while; although; all; both
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
scene; spectacle; sight; view
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
silence (not speaking); muteness
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing