difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
reaching; attaining; arrival
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that