this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very popular; highly favoured
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
public relations section or department
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
discipline; punishment; reprimand
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to