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 call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to summon; to page; to invoke (e.g. a spirit) ; to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to cut and carry off ; to begin to talk; to break the ice; to broach ; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.) ; to select and extract (from a media file); to splice out
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
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry ; to possess; to have; to own ; to maintain; to keep ; to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive ; to take charge of; to be in charge of ; to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.) ; to have "it"; to have that special something; to be blessed with good luck
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at ; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully ; to estimate; to guess; to suspect; to judge ; to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person); to watch ; to take account of; to take into consideration
if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that ; as for; on the topic of ; if that's the case; if so; that being the case ; if possible; if circumstances allow
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) ; to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) ; to conduct a religious service
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since ; from (originator); by ; because; since ; out of (constituent, part) ; through (e.g. window, vestibule) ; after; since ; expresses sympathy or warning
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 ...
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means ; in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically ; clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage ; shrinkage ; end; conclusion ; dead end; corner ; distress; being at the end of one's rope
-ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y ; -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of ; (something) like; along the lines of ; -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned ; Mr.; Ms.; Mrs.