indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Lonnie; Lonny; Rosny; Ronnie; Ronny
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
of course; certainly; naturally
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to apologize; to apologise
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)