to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
please (give me); please (do for me)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality