nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to pick up; to find; to gather
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
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
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very