to wear glasses; to put on glasses
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
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
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall on one's backside
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
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 put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
surroundings; environs; circumference
railroad; railway; rail transport
storehouse; warehouse; godown
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
the Industrial Revolution
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality