indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
connection; linking; linkage; link
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
two persons; two people; pair; couple
primary school; elementary school; grade school
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
together; at the same time; same; identical
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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.
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
feeling; sense; impression
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation