existence; possession; having; limited company
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
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
police; police officer; police station
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
duty; function; office; mission; task
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
police officer; policeman; policewoman
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
settlement; solution; resolution
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
offender; criminal; culprit
to take someone's life; to kill someone
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe