rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
ingredient; component; composition
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
preparation; arrangements
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
fine weather; fair weather
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?