language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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.
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
head of the student council; president of the student council
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
-less; lacking; non-existing
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
renovation; overhaul; update; repair; improvement; renewal
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
all present; all concerned; all of us
honorific/polite/humble prefix
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well