indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say 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 ...
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to subsist; to keep on living
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
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
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
hello; good day; good afternoon
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
family; members of a family
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you