compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
in accordance with; according to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
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 drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to drug (someone, food, drink)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do