serious; not joking; straight
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave this world; to die
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
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
proposal; offer; request; application
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
study of foreign languages; linguistics
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be able to manage somehow or another
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
antiquity; the previous era
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite