prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
northwestern part; the northwest
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
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
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 run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
police; police officer; police station
to keep a watchful eye on
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
reeking of liquor; smelling of alcohol
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
while; during; while; although; all; both
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
boisterously; roughly; briskly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded