to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
company president; manager; director
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
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.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
every year; yearly; annually
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth