declaration of independence
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
transcontinental railroad
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
railroad; railway; rail transport
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 look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
anything and everything; just about everything
settlement; solution; resolution
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly