impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
tuft of hair under temple; sideburns; sidelocks
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
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
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 model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
leader; guide; mentor; coach
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
image; figure; figure; form; image
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
should; must; -able; probably; likely
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect