illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
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
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to publish a book; to put out a book
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
adds force or indicates command
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
foreign; abroad; overseas
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for