shell (e.g. electron shell)
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
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
beforehand; in advance; previously
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
body; group; party; company; troupe
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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.
acceleration; speeding up
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
illegal; illicit; unlawful
smuggling; contraband trade
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
town; city; municipal; urban
police; police officer; police station
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
retention; maintenance; preservation
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
wherein; therein; thereinto
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
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
three generations; three periods; third generation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
leader of a delegation (body, party)