indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to serve; to work for; to attend
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
name; given name; first name
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
(your) judgment; discernment
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
confidentiality; nondisclosure
of course; certainly; naturally
perfect; complete; flawless
accomplishment; execution