indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
considerably; fairly; quite
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
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 wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
preservation; retainment; keeping
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that is to say; so that means
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
so; like this; in this way
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me