indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
change of occupation; career change
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
presence (impressive quality)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
job; work; duties; trade; skill
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be worried; to be troubled
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
royal capital; imperial capital
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.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but