how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to pay the bill; to settle an account
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
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to rock; to shake; to swing
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect