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.
splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine ; sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK ; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you ; rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well ; structure; construction; framework; architecture
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 ...
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 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
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue ; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be behind (the times) ; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death ; to be slow (of a clock or watch)
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
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 place on (something) ; to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up; to help on board ; to load (luggage); to carry; to take on board ; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.) ; to deceive; to take for a ride ; to (sing) along with (musical accompaniment) ; to let (someone) take part ; to excite (someone) ; to publish (an article); to run (an ad)
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer ; soon; shortly; before long; presently ; further; more; again; another; the other ; jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; damn; seriously
space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of
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) ...
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 ...
to turn; to rotate; to revolve; to spin ; to go around; to circle; to revolve around; to orbit ; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to travel around; to make a tour of; to patrol ; to go by way of; to go via; to stop by (on the way); to take a roundabout route; to make a detour ; to move around (to another place or position); to come around; to go over (e.g. to the opposing side) ; to come around (of one's turn); to be passed around (of a cup, circular, etc.) ; to function; to work well ; to spread; to extend (to; e.g. of one's attention); to reach; to take effect (of alcohol, poison, etc.) ; to pass (a time); to turn (e.g. 5 o'clock) ; to earn interest
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind ; to set free; to release; to let loose ; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent) ; to send out (a person to carry out a duty) ; to set fire to
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 ...")
to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold ; to pass; to hand; to give ; to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation) ; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose ; to remove; to get rid of; to take off ; to take away; to steal; to rob ; to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) ; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop) ; to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside ; to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
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 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