again; once more; once again; another time; some other time ; also; too; as well; likewise ; on the other hand; while ; and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore ; or; otherwise ; really; how; (what, why) on earth ; indirect
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 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
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 ...
matter; affair; case; item; subject ; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc. ; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
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 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
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.
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 be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do ; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features ; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside ; to hesitate to do something (out of consideration for others) ; to think of the future (as well as the present)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow ; to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair ; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of) ; apart from... (used to change the topic) ; even (e.g. "not even a single person") ; thinking that...; trying to...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to go to war (with); to fight (with); to do battle (against) ; to compete (against) ; to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight; to contend; to resist
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 ...
thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
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 take out; to get out ; to put out; to reveal; to show ; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in ; to publish; to make public ; to send (e.g. letter) ; to produce (a sound); to start (fire) ; to serve (food) ; ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) ; to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ...
a little; a bit; slightly ; just a minute; for a moment; briefly ; somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite ; (not) easily; (not) readily ; hey!; come on; excuse me ; thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock ; to open (for business, etc.) ; to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room ; to move out; to clear out ; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily) ; to dawn; to grow light ; to end (of a period, season) ; to begin (of the New Year) ; to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for) ; to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)
to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe ; to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge ; to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on ; to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.) ; to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try ; to see (that) ...; to find (that) ...