indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Middle East respiratory syndrome; MERS
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)