one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
reaching; attaining; arrival
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
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
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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 take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
dice; die; baton (of command)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
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
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless