indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
infant; baby; little child
two persons; two people; pair; couple
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be silent; to say nothing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
superiority; predominance
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent
ultimate; final; last; eventual
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out