ago; since; before; previous
author; writer; novelist; artist
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
story; tale; talk; discussion
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 peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
considerably; fairly; quite
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
working adult; full-fledged member of society
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to