it's been a long time; long time no see
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
suffix for familiar person
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
secretary (government); director; chief
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
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
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
alone; unaided; away from home
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
second day of the month; two days
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise