disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
feeling; sense; impression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it is not (like that) either
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
suffix for familiar person
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
shellfish; seashell; shell
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
meaning; significance; sense
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; how about
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend