kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
softness; comparatively soft
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
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
here and there; in places
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
in that manner; like that
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.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
scene; spectacle; sight; view
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to