big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
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
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
woman; female; feminine gender
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
offender; criminal; culprit
arrest; apprehension; capture
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
mistaken arrest; arrest based on misidentification
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
unsettled; pending; unresolved
group; party; team; squad; section
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)