lateness; tardiness; arriving late
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
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
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
adds force or indicates command
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to find out; to discover; to locate
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that