what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
middle of the night; dead of night
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that; the matter in question
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
poorhouse; almshouse; workhouse
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
donation; contribution; endowment
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
the other day; a few days ago
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
orphan; person without friends
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish