siren (in Greek mythology)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
town; city; municipal; urban
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
round shape; circle; circular form
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 cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
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
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement