prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
last week; the week before
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
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.
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
imagination; supposition; guess
than; from; out of; except; but; more
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
settlement; solution; resolution
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to re-examine; to review; to recheck