everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
last chapter (book, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice