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 use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak
too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence) ; both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) ; even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than ; even if; even though; although; in spite of ; further; more; again; another; the other
to mind; to care about; to be concerned about; to have a regard for ; to be an issue; to matter; to create inconvenience ; to keep company; to care for; to look after; to entertain; to pay attention to; to spend time with ; to interfere with; to meddle in ; to tease ; to banish; to prohibit
at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow ; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out ; I know!; I think so too!
you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...
to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study ; to send; to dispatch; to despatch ; to put; to move; to turn (one's head, glance, etc.) ; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status); to let have; to present; to bestow; to confer ; to make (a vehicle) go faster ; to run (a business); to keep; to be engaged in; to practice (law, medicine, etc.); to practise ; to have (food, drink, etc.); to eat; to drink; to smoke ; to hold (a performance); to perform; to show ; to ease (one's mind) ; to harm; to injure; to kill
to finish; to end; to be completed ; to merely result in something less severe than expected ; to feel at ease ; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do
to find resolution; to be settled; to be agreed on; to be completed ; to be collected; to be assembled; to be brought together ; to be well arranged; to be in order; to be unified; to take shape; to be coherent
indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn
to do; to carry out; to perform ; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) ; to serve as; to act as; to work as ; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ; to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as ; to decide on; to choose ; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ; to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ; to be worth; to cost ; to pass (of time); to elapse
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain ; to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be) ; to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of ; to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished ; to change (into); to turn (into); to transform ; to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do) ; to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make ; to play (the part of); to act as ; to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as ; to be promoted
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with ; to become skilled in; to become experienced at ; to become tame; to become domesticated ; to get used to doing
to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember
right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...
to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse) ; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away ; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win) ; to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor) ; to fail to hold an ideal posture
another place; some other place; somewhere else; outside ; another (person or thing); other; different; something else; someone else; the rest; et al. ; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside ; except; but; other than; apart from ; besides; in addition to; as well as; on top of
while; during; as ; while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding ; all; both ; as (e.g. "as always", "as long ago"); in (e.g. "in tears") ; while doing something else (at the same time)
point; dot; speck ; one point; one matter; one detail ; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark ; one item; one article; one piece ; slightest bit; trace; speck
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to steal; to rob (someone) of; to dispossess of; to deprive of; to usurp ; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate; to charm; to dazzle
to reel; to wind; to spin (thread) ; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to leaf through (a book); to consult (a dictionary); to refer to (an encyclopedia) ; to count (e.g. the days) ; to open one-by-one; to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive ; to come back; to do ... and come back ; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue ; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from ; to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")