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Learners of English as a second language usually know the word to once they have reached the level A1 – Beginner. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning to meaning

What does to mean?

Definitions in simple English

to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous.

— To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store.

— To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck.

— To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four.

— To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller.

— To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager.

— To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account?

— To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US.

— To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left.

— To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

to particle

— A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.

— As above, with the verb implied.

— (expressing purpose) In order to.

— particle used to create phrasal verbs

to preposition

— Indicating destination: In the direction of, and arriving at.

— Used to indicate the target or recipient of an action.

— Used to indicate result of action.

— Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.

— Used after an adjective to indicate its application.

— Denotes the end of a range.

— (obsolete, ) As a.

— (arithmetic) Used to indicate a ratio or comparison.

— (arithmetic) Used to indicate that the preceding term is to be raised to the power of the following value; indicates exponentiation.

— (time) Preceding.

— Used to describe what something consists of or contains.

— time: preceding

to adverb

— Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

— toward a closed, touching or engaging position

Synonyms to synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as to?

to English » English

at

for

towards

toward

in

on

with

up to

in order to

until

into

from

unto

of

per

by

against

about

over

so that

near

in the direction of

as far as

till

before

off

concerning

and

above

upon

up

together

regarding

follow

whine

that

than

surrender

show respect

reach

onto

in the direction

in order

honour

go

for you

direction

beside

benefactive

about to

TO English » English

transistor-outline

transfer orbit

takeoff

Topics to topics

What do people use to to talk about?

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Purpose, goal

• What words refer to the purpose of something someone says?
  point implication mean be driving at be trying to say
• What words indicate the purpose of something?
  for be for for the sake of serve to so so that to toward with a view to with the aim of
• What words indicate that something is done or made for a particular purpose?
  be meant to do something supposed to do something be intended to do something be designed to do something
• What words refer to trying to reach a goal?
  to strive toward a goal press on aim for endeavor head for try to accomplish
• What words refer to failing to reach a goal?
  fail to reach miss fall short of

Work and occupation Work Method

Try, attempt

• What words refer to trying to do something?
  try attempt make an attempt experiment test make a stab at it give it a go try it out see if it works make an effort aim to do something assay endeavor essay seek to do something strain struggle undertake venture give it a whirl have a try try and do something see if you can do something
• What words refer to trying hard to do something?
  do your best try your best put your mind to it make an effort be at pains to do something strive to the best of your ability do the best you can as best you can give something your best
• What words refer to doing all you can when you are trying to do something?
  try for all your worth do your utmost do everything you can do all you can give your all pull out all the stops struggle to do something go to great lengths to do something
• What words refer to trying hard to do something for someone?
  bend over backwards to do something go out of your way to do something take the trouble to do something
• What words refer to doing something in order to try to do something else?
  try and do something in an effort to do something in an attempt to do something

Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Attention

• What words refer to paying attention?
  pay attention keep your mind on take note attentive devote attention to
• What words refer to paying attention to something?
  pay attention to devote attention to turn your attention to focus on concentrate on give something/someone your undivided attention attend to
• What words refer to making someone pay attention to you?
  get attention attract attention draw attention to yourself
• What words refer to making someone pay attention to something?
  draw attention to call attention to bring something to someone's attention point out focus attention on highlight
• What words refer to trying to prevent people from paying attention to you?
  not want to draw attention to yourself keep a low profile low key

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs

Agent-oriented modalities

• attempt: the agent attempts to complete the action specified by the predicate. Note: this has a sense of incompleteness, and I have seen authors call this "Incomplete" and gloss the examples with 'try'.
  try to attempt to
• desire: the agent of the verb desires or wants to complete the action of the verb.
  want to would like to
• obligation, strong: it is absolutely incumbent upon the agent to complete the action of the main verb: 'I have to mail this letter today'.
  have to must
• obligation, weak: it is recommended that the agent complete the action of the main verb: 'Harry ought to get a haircut before meeting Sue's mother'.
  ought to should
• intention: the agent intends to carry out the action of the main verb: 'Sam's gonna take Sanskrit next semester'.
  gonna going to intend to
• andative: agent moves away from the deictic center in order to do something, literally 'be going to do something'. Of course such forms are often related to the verb 'to go' and also may have uses of intention and future.
  go to
• venitive: the agent moves toward the deictic center in order to do something, literally 'be coming to do something'. This may be related to the verb 'to come' and may have future uses as well.
  come to

Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Ignore

• What words refer to ignoring someone?
  ignore not pay any attention to pay no attention to not take any notice of take no notice of don't mind me/her/them shrug off not want to know take someone for granted avoid refuse to acknowledge don't greet
• What words refer to ignoring something someone says to you?
  ignore disregard not take any notice of not listen to fall on deaf ears
• What words refer to ignoring something bad that is happening?
  overlook let it pass turn a blind eye shut your eyes to close your eyes bury your head in the sand
• What words refer to ignoring someone by rudely pretending not to see them?
  pretend not to notice pretend not to see look right through snub cut someone dead shut out

Person Life

Die

• What euphemisms and idioms are used to refer to death?
  go to your reward be wasted fall asleep croak depart breathe your last defunct grim reaper
• What words are used to describe the manner in which someone dies?
  drop dead keel over slow death sudden death painful death excruciating death gruesome death horrible death die quietly die peacefully die with boots on die fighting fade away succumb (to illness) drown drowning asphyxiate suffocate choke to death sacrifice succumb (to a disease) suffocate suffocation starvation starve starve to death burn to death freeze to death
• What words describe someone who is almost dead?
  dying be close to death about to die on death's doorstep be at death's door have one foot in the grave

Physical actions Arrange

Join, attach

• What words refer to joining one thing to another?
  affix anchor annex attach batten engraft fix to graft moor nail screw secure stick to tack
• What words refer to something joining itself to something?
  attach to bind to fasten to stick to take hold of
• What words describe things that have been joined?
  joined affixed anchored assembled attached bolted cemented chained connected fastened fixed to fused glued handcuffed manacled nailed pasted pinned plastered riveted sewn shackled stapled stick stuck taped united unified welded

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely

• What words indicate that something will certainly happen?
  certainly definitely be bound to be sure to be certain to be assured of be only a matter of time be just a matter of time cut and dried you can bet your life you can bet your bottom dollar be a certainty be a foregone conclusion for sure
• What words refer to doing something in order to be certain that something will happen?
  make sure make certain insure ensure see that see to it
• What words indicate that something is certain to happen and nothing can be done to stop it?
  inevitable whether you like it or not willy nilly be fated to be destined to predestined be meant to be pre-ordained doomed the inevitable

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Relations involving correspondences

• What words indicate that one thing corresponds to another?
  correspond to correspondence in accordance with in relation to according to in line with in proportion to to apply to to regard as applicable to in keeping with

Language and thought Want Influence

Advise

• What words do people use when giving advice?
  if I were you you should do something you ought to you'd be better off take my advice take it from me you'd be well advised to do something on no account you'd better I would
• What words refer to asking for advice?
  ask someone's advice seek advice consult ask for advice request advice turn to for advice
• What words refer to doing what someone advises?
  take someone's advice follow someone's advice listen to advice act on someone's advice accept advice adopt
• What words refer to needing advice?
  need advice don't know what to do
• What words refer to not knowing what to advise?
  don't know what to tell you

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Like, love

• What words refer to liking something?
  like have a liking for adore enjoy be fond of proud of someone fancy something have a fancy for take a fancy to care for have affection for admire look up to think highly of approve pleased admire appeals to you be to your liking go down well savor (v) luxuriate be happy with feel good toward feel good about
• What words refer to liking someone?
  like be fond of be attached to have a soft spot for see something in someone a man/woman after your own heart
• What words refer to liking something very much?
  love adore delight enthusiastic about enthusiasm for be mad about be crazy about be attached to have a passion for

Language and thought Communication Say Ask

Answer

• What words refer to answering a question?
  answer give an answer reply get back to respond acknowledge
• What words refer to the time it takes to answer?
  take a long time to answer take your time to answer quick reply response time
• What words refer to not having an answer or not knowing what to answer?
  have no answer lack answer not know what to answer don't know how to answer don't know what to say don't have an answer can't answer

Daily life Sleep

Go to sleep

• What words refer to getting ready for bed?
  get ready for bed go to bed turn in
• What words refer to going to sleep?
  go to sleep fall asleep drop off sink into a deep sleep
• What words are used of someone causing someone to go to sleep?
  put to sleep put to bed
• What words are used of the time when you go to sleep?
  bedtime nighttime time to go to sleep

Physical actions Move Travel

Way, route

• What words refer to the way to go from one place to another?
  way how to get route directions
• What do you say to someone when you want them to tell you the way?
  can you tell me the way to do you know the way to how do I get to can you direct me to is this the way to

States Quantity Count

Add numbers

• What words are used for addition equations?
  plus and added to
• What words indicate that the number of a group of things reaches a particular total?
  come to amount to total (v) reach add up to make bring the number to bring the total to number (v)

States Quantity All

Almost

• What words indicate that something is almost a particular number or amount?
  almost nearly close to close on approaching nearing not quite be pushing pretty well
• What words indicate that something has almost reached a particular state?
  almost nearly very nearly just about practically virtually all but as good as to all intents and purposes nearing approaching near to close to verging on bordering on more or less pretty much not quite
• What words indicate that someone almost does something?
  almost nearly very nearly come close to be on the verge of come within an inch of
• What words indicate that something almost happens?
  almost be near to be on the brink of come within an inch of

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Evidentials

Evaluator

• What words indicate who is evaluating the proposition?
  to in my opinion
• What words indicate that you heard what you are saying from someone else?
  according to rumor has it they say people say there is talk of apparently supposedly be rumored to be

Person Life Die

Kill

• What general words refer to killing someone?
  kill murder assassinate bump off do away with finish someone off take someone's life dispatch dispose finish eliminate liquidate commit murder waste zap slay snuff send to Davy Jones locker lynch silence terminate
• What words describe the manner of killing someone?
  shoot gun down blow someone away stab stab someone to death butcher behead decapitate beat someone to death asphyxiate choke garrote strangle suffocate throttle smother stifle crucify drown electrocute hang hanging poison stone starve
• What words refer to the government killing someone because they committed a crime?
  execute put someone to death sentence someone to death capital punishment the death penalty capital offence capital crime punishable by death execution condemned be on death row

Language and thought Think Learn

Willing to learn

• What words refer to being willing to learn?
  willing to learn open your mind open-minded open to new ideas teachable
• What words refer to being unwilling to learn?
  unwilling to learn close your mind closed minded refuse to learn won't listen to reason stubborn hard heart mind made up

Language and thought

Want

• What words refer to wanting something?
  want desire wish long for yearn crave hunger thirst be attracted to fancy have a fancy for intent on
• What words refer to wanting to do something?
  want to wish you could aspire to feel like hope you can interested in raring to have an urge to

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Dislike

• What words refer to disliking something?
  don't like dislike (v) take a disliking to take an instant dislike to have a healthy dislike for not be fond of not keen on not be crazy about not think much of not be someone's cup of tea not be to your taste not be to your liking not be your thing not be your type have no time for not take kindly to don't care for look down on turn up your nose at be unhappy with hold in disfavor feel unfavorable toward be displeased with

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Disappointed

• What words refer to the feeling of disappointment?
  disappointment frustration letdown bitter pill to swallow forlorn hope unfulfilled hopes
• What words refer to something that causes someone to feel disappointed?
  disappointment anticlimax bitter pill to swallow blow letdown discouragement frustration
• What words describe something that causes someone to feel disappointed?
  disappointing be a disappointment be an anticlimax be a letdown not live up to expectations not all it's cracked up to be discouraging disheartening frustrating not up to par

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Cry, tear

• What words refer to crying a lot?
  cry your eyes out tears roll down your cheeks eyes full of tears eyes are brimming with tears cry your heart out cry yourself to sleep
• What words refer to starting to cry?
  start to cry start crying burst into tears break down turn on the waterworks get teary
• What words refer to almost crying?
  be close to tears have a lump in your throat fight back tears choke back the tears
• What words refer to making someone cry?
  make someone cry reduce someone to tears bring tears to someone's eyes tearful tearjerker

Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Do evil to

• What words refer to doing evil to someone?
  do evil to harm hurt offend offense hurt someone's feelings damage impair hit hard work against be a serious blow to be detrimental to at the expense of to the detriment of
• What words refer to doing evil to yourself?
  harm yourself cut your own throat be your own worst enemy shoot yourself in the foot rebound on come back to haunt you

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Trouble

Suffer

• What words refer to suffering?
  suffer ache for someone be afflicted with agonize endure feel horrible have a hard time be hurting be in pain feel pain feel rotten undergo go through put up with be subjected to be in the grip of be in the throes of
• What words refer to suffering because of something you have done?
  suffer pay for pay the penalty for count the cost cost someone dearly stew in your own juice know to your cost find out to your cost at a cost to
• What words refer to causing someone to suffer?
  distress (v) give someone a hard time hurt inflict put someone through subject to torment (v) torture (v)

States Quantity All

Only

• What words indicate something is true of only one thing or one group of things, and not true of others?
  only just exclusively nothing but nothing else be limited to be restricted to be confined to be unique to be peculiar to exclusive

States Quality Good Right, proper

Wrong, unsuitable

• What words describe something that is unsuitable?
  improper ill-suited ill-timed inadmissible inapt incongruous incorrect indecent indelicate malapropos presumptuous unacceptable unapt unbecoming unbefitting undue unfit unfitting unsuited to untimely untoward
• What words refer to something being unsuitable for a particular purpose or situation?
  wrong unsuitable not suitable unsuited to not suited to inappropriate not appropriate hardly the time/place/person
• What words refer to someone being unsuitable for a job?
  unsuitable not suitable not be cut out for wrong ill-suited to not suited to

States Time Aspectual time Age

New

• What words describe something that is new?
  new newness newly modern state-of-the-art untrodden up-to-date
• What words describe a new idea or way of doing something?
  new new-fangled avant-garde contemporary forward-looking fresh futuristic go-ahead be in its infancy innovative inventive modern ultra-modern move with the times novel original originality pioneering present-day progressive revolutionary up-to-date up-to-the-minute ahead of your time
• What words describe someone who has recently arrived in a place or just started a new job?
  new newcomer new arrival be new to fresh green stranger
• What words refer to changing something that is old, so that it is like new?
  renew renewal freshen modernize modernization recondition reconditioning refresh refurbish refurbishing rejuvenate rejuvenation renovate restore update bring something up to date

Grammar

Connected with, related

• What words indicate that two things or situations are connected somehow?
  be connected (with) be related (to) be linked (with) be associated (with) there is a link between there is a connection between be bound up with go hand in hand relate relation be a relationship between relationship have something to do with be something to do with be intertwined tied pertain be relative to
• What words indicate that something someone says has no connection with the topic being discussed?
  irrelevant be beside the point have nothing to do with be nothing to do with be neither here nor there doesn't come into it be a red herring

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Purpose

• What words indicate the intended purpose of something?
  for for the purpose of for the sake of with the purpose of to in order to so that to show that

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Listen

• What words refer to listening to something?
  listen listen to listen for hear someone out lend an ear tune in audit give an ear to heed pay attention to prick up your ears be all ears attend to get an earful hearken

Person Healthy Sick

Recover from sickness

• What words refer to recovering?
  recover get better make a slow/quick/complete recovery get well feel better improve be on the mend respond to treatment regain your health gain strength make good progress
• What words refer to being healthy after being sick?
  be better be well be fully recovered be cured be over something be back on your feet be up and about be fit be healed be well again be fine be back to normal be restored to health be whole again
• What words refer to feeling good enough to do something?
  feel up to

Person

Life

• What words refer to causing someone to be alive?
  animate (v) bring to life give life to give breath to breathe life into vivify
• What words refer to bringing a dead person back to life?
  resurrect resurrection resuscitate revive rise again rise from the dead regenerate bring back to life

Person Life Sexual relations

Attract sexually

• What words refer to attracting someone sexually?
  attract be attractive to appeal to tempt seduce draw lure act sexy excite turn someone on titillate flirt flirtatious
• What words refer to being sexually attracted to someone?
  be attracted to fancy be interested in want lust after take a fancy to

Language and thought

Think

• What words refer to thinking something?
  think (that) have a thought come to come to mind enter your mind enter your head cross your mind hit on occur to present itself spring to mind strike wonder

Language and thought Think

Remember

• What words refer to remembering something?
  remember recall remind oneself call to mind bring to mind think of recognize recognition recollect review come (back) to mindful heed think in retrospect
• What words refer to memorizing something?
  memorize commit to memory

Language and thought Think

Tendency

• What words indicate that the speaker thinks that something tends to be a certain way?
  tend have a tendency lean a certain way apt to prone to proclivity predilection bent bias leaning penchant inclination propensity susceptibility likelihood liable to trend drift conducive to leads in the direction of dispose incline toward gravitate toward likely

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Stubborn

• What words refer to being stubborn?
  refuse to obey/listen won't listen to reason stick to your guns
• What words refer to the quality of being stubborn?
  stubbornness inflexibility obstinacy tenacity stick-to-itiveness

Language and thought Want Request

Agree to do something

• What words refer to agreeing to do something?
  agree to do something accept approve a plan consent to give your consent grant someone's request jump at the chance jump at the opportunity OK something give your OK say yes give something the thumbs up take on
• What words refer to agreeing to do something after first refusing?
  give in bow to accede to

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Like, love

Prefer

• What words refer to preferring something?
  prefer preferably in preference to favor like something better like this more than that have a preference give me something any day! be partial to
• What words refer to preferring to do something?
  prefer to do something prefer doing something would prefer to do something would rather do something would sooner do something be in favor of doing something

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Angry

• What words refer to feeling angry?
  be angry feel angry bristle miffed take offense resent be in a temper pissed off pissed be worked up be up in arms in a huff be disgusted take something personally take exception to be put out feel put out
• What words refer to causing someone to feel angry?
  anger (v) make someone angry make someone mad aggravate antagonize chafe cross someone disturb embitter enrage exasperate gall incense infuriate insult (v) irk madden needle nettle offend cause offense peeve perturb pique provoke rankle rile vex make your blood boil make you sick get someone going get someone's back up wind someone up be like a red flag to a bull
• What words refer to something that causes someone to feel angry?
  affront aggravation bitter pill to swallow insult (n) offense outrage provocation vexation
• What words refer to becoming less angry?
  cool off cool down settle down count to ten

Language and thought Communication Interpreting messages

Show, indicate

• What words refer to something showing that something is true?
  show be a sign mean indicate reveal make it clear demonstrate betray be evidence reflect illustrate bear witness to tell
• What words refer to something showing that something might be true?
  suggest point to imply give the impression
• What words refer to something showing that something has a good quality?
  be a tribute to say a lot for reflect well on be a testimony to

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Meet a standard

Below standard

• What words refer to being unacceptable?
  be below the standard be unacceptable be imperfect be abnormal miss the mark fail fail to make the grade fail to live up to expectations not live up to

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Proud

• What words refer to being proud of yourself?
  be proud of yourself be full of yourself fancy yourself let something go to your head
• What words refer to something or someone you are proud of?
  be someone's pride and joy be the pride of be a credit to
• What words refer to something making someone proud?
  go to your head
• What words refer to stopping someone from behaving proudly by criticizing them?
  put someone in their place wipe the smile off someone's face cut someone down to size

Social behavior Behavior

Do good to

• What words refer to doing good to someone?
  do good to be good to be kind to benefit (v) treat well be merciful to bless care for

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to trouble

Brave

• What words refer to being brave enough to do something?
  be brave enough to do something dare have the guts to do something have the nerve to do something pluck up the courage to do something have the courage of your convictions

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble

• What words refer to saving someone from trouble?
  save save someone's life rescue (v) come to someone's rescue mount a rescue release come to the aid of preserve life cover defend deliver ensure someone's safety extricate free guard harbor hide insurance insure keep preserve protect ransom recover retrieve safeguard safekeeping safety salvage screen secure someone's safety grant asylum shelter shield spare pick up (a survivor) get someone out of bail out throw someone a lifeline grant safe conduct
• What words refer to saving yourself?
  make it to safety get to safety avoid break bypass dodge duck elude escape evade evasion flee shake shy away from sidestep give someone the slip

Social behavior Conflict Hostility

Oppose

• What words refer to opposing something?
  oppose be opposed to be against anti-
• What words refer to saying that you are opposed to something?
  object to voice opposition to express opposition to raise objections

Work and occupation Agriculture

Agricultural tool

• What words are used with each of these tools?
  to prune to hoe to plow to pull a plow to guide a plow to use a shovel to dig with a hoe

Physical actions Move something Move something in a direction

Put aside

• What words refer to putting something to the side of you?
  put aside put to the side put beside put next to you push aside push to the side move aside move to the side

States Quantity

Full

• What words describe something that is full?
  full full up bulging be full to the brim be bursting at the seams be full to capacity be chock-a-block be packed out be up to the brim brimful brimming bursting charged chock-full chockablock jam-packed jammed loaded replete saturated soaked stuffed supercharged
• What words refer to making something full?
  fill fill up cram pack stuff crowd load load up fill to the brim flood inject jam pump something full suffuse

States Time Relative time

Before

• What words indicate that something happens before a particular event?
  before (conj) prior to on the eve of pre-
• What words refer to something happening before something else?
  come before precede predate lead up to come first be before be a prelude to anticipate antedate
• What words refer to doing something before someone else does it?
  do something first be first beat someone to it ahead of be ahead of your time

States Time Aspectual time Once

Again

• What words refer to starting to do something again that you had been doing before?
  return to go back to get back to resume resumption bring back revive revival
• What words refer to having to start something again from the very beginning?
  back to square one make a fresh start

States Location Direction

Towards

• What words indicate that something moves (from one place) to another place?
  to

Grammar General words Be

Become, change state

• What words are used to indicate a change of state?
  become (characteristic) change come to be turn get develop grow into turn into change into become different evolve
• What words are used of causing or producing a state?
  produce cause to be make to be make make into result in bring upon bring about
• What words are used of attaining a state?
  come to be attain achieve reach

Grammar General words Do

Event propositions

• What words indicate an event?
  -ing -'s...-ing -ing...of to

Grammar Part of speech

Prepositions, postpositions

• What prepositions are in your language?
  in on at from to away toward about

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Probably

• What words indicate that something is very probably true
  very probably very likely there is a strong likelihood there is a strong probability almost certain be more than likely in all probability ten to one
• What words indicate that something good will probably happen?
  ought to be should be promise to be looks promising
• What words indicate that someone or something will probably be successful?
  have a good chance stand a good chance be set to do something be on course

Grammar Case

Primary cases

• What words indicate the indirect object of a sentence?
  to

Grammar Case Primary cases Spatial location of an event

Goal (of movement)

• What words indicate the Goal of movement?
  to destination

Grammar Case Patient-related cases

Recipient (of a patient)

• What words mark the recipient of a patient?
  to

Person Healthy Disease

Stomach illness

• What words refer to being sick in your stomach?
  have an upset stomach have a stomach-ache tummy-ache be sick to your stomach
• What words describe how you feel when your stomach is sick?
  feel sick queasy nausea be going to be sick nauseated nauseous
• What words refer to something making your stomach feel sick?
  nauseate give you an upset stomach make you sick to your stomach

Person Life Marriage

Arrange a marriage

• What words refer to asking someone to marry you?
  ask someone to marry you propose pop the question proposal
• What words refer to the people who are engaged to be married?
  fiancé fiancée engaged couple bride-to-be husband-to-be

Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Notice

• What words refer to not noticing something?
  not notice miss overlook fail to notice escape someone's notice unnoticed go unnoticed
• What words refer to trying to get someone to notice something?
  call attention to bring something to someone's attention point out

Language and thought Think Opinion

Believe

• What words refer to believing that something is true?
  believe faith trust accept confidence give credence to consider count on rely on reliance depend on dependence swear by take for granted bet on bank on buy take at face value store stock take someone's word for it cling to be convinced be dogmatic follow heed receive think something is true
• What words describe something or someone that can be believed?
  believable convincing indubitable undeniable indisputable incontrovertible credible trustworthy faithful dependable to be depended on probable persuasive plausible authoritative reliable have a ring of truth sounds right certain convincing sure

Language and thought Think Opinion

Disbelief

• What words refer to not believing something or someone.
  not believe disbelief unbelief lack faith in fail to believe refuse to believe
• What words describe something or someone that is hard to believed?
  hard to believe unbelievable doubtful incredible unconvincing disputable untrustworthy unfaithful undependable improbable unpersuasive

Language and thought Want Influence

Compel

• What words refer to forcing someone to do something?
  compel blackmail browbeat bully (v) coerce constrain drive force someone to do something use force force something on insist impel impose your will on make someone do something oblige press pressure put pressure on push use strong-arm tactics use strong-arm methods under duress be breathing down someone's neck
• What words refer to a situation forcing someone to do something?
  force make someone do something drive compel someone to do something leave someone with no choice leave someone with no option be condemned to

Language and thought Want Ask permission

Give permission

• What words refer to giving someone permission to do something?
  give permission agree to allow authorize consent to give your consent grant permission let permit say someone can do something not stand in someone's way sanction suffer give someone the go-ahead okay something give someone the green light give leave
• What words refer to being allowed to do something?
  get permission can be allowed be free to do something may

Language and thought Want

Offer

• What words refer to offering to do something for someone?
  offer to do something (for someone) volunteer come forward let me proffer tender make an overture
• What words refer to offering to give something to someone?
  offer someone something offer something to someone
• What expressions do people use when they are offering something?
  Would you like...? Can I...? Shall I...? Have a/some... Help yourself to...

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Uninterested, bored

• What words refer to feeling very uninterested?
  could care less couldn't care less be bored to tears be bored stiff be bored out of your mind someone's eyes glaze over
• What words describe someone who is not interested in anything?
  bored bored to tears bored stiff
• What words refer to causing someone to feel uninterested?
  bore (v) put you to sleep

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad

• What words refer to causing someone to feel sad?
  sadden aggrieve disappoint depress discourage distress grieve hurt sober (v) sting torment make someone sad make someone unhappy get someone down break someone's heart drive someone to despair
• What words refer to something that causes someone to feel sad?
  heartbreak heartache discouragement grief downer tragedy bitter pill to swallow woe
• What do people say when something bad happens and they want to say they are sad about it?
  it's a pity it's a shame too bad unfortunately sadly regrettably it's unfortunate it's sad more's the pity unhappily I'm sorry sorry to hear sorry (that) wish that ... not (something hadn't happened) tragically feel sorry for someone

Language and thought Communication Say

Talk about a subject

• What words refer to starting to talk about a different subject?
  change topics switch topics turn to get onto
• What words refer to talking about the subject you are supposed to be talking about?
  get to the point stick to the point to the point

Language and thought Communication Mass communication

Movie

• What words refer to watching a movie?
  go to the movies watch a movie go to the cinema go to the pictures audience moviegoer ticket

Social behavior Behavior

Love

• What words refer to loving someone?
  love (v) like attached care about cherish be close feel friendly toward favor hold in favor feel favorable toward be fond of wish someone well hope things turn out well for someone be partial to be enshrined in your heart
• What words refer to loving someone very much?
  adore worship be devoted to dote on think the world of mean the world to

Social behavior Religion Heaven, hell

Resurrection

• What words refer to coming back to life?
  come back to life come back from the grave come to life resurrection
• What words refer to causing someone to come back to life?
  resurrect raise from the dead bring back to life bring back from the dead

Physical actions Posture

Stand

• What words refer to standing up from a sitting or lying position?
  stand stand up rise (to your feet) get up get to your feet jump to your feet leap up leap out of the chair pick yourself up
• What words refer to causing someone to stand?
  stand someone up raise someone to their feet help someone up

States Quantity

More

• What words indicate an amount that is more than an amount already mentioned?
  more than over and above as well as plus in addition to on top of
• What words describe something that is more than another thing in number or amount?
  more greater higher to a greater extent to a greater degree

States Quantity All Exact

Approximate

• What words indicate that a particular number or amount is approximate?
  about approximately roughly give or take at a guess somewhere in the region of an estimated some something like in round numbers close to
• What words refer to estimating a number to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, etc?
  rounded to the nearest ten/hundred/thousand round up round down
• What words indicate that something happens at an approximate place?
  about around in the vicinity of near close to

States Quantity

Enough

• What words describe something that you have enough of?
  enough sufficient adequate satisfactory enough to go round
• What words indicate that there is enough of something for what you need?
  be enough do suffice cover last meet someone's needs get by afford to
• What words refer to having enough of something to do what you want?
  have the time/money can afford can spare run to

States Time Period of time Day

Time of the day

• What words refer to the time when you go to sleep?
  bedtime time to go to sleep
• What words refer to the time when you wake up?
  time to get up

States Time Aspectual time Start something

Stop something

• What words (intransitive verbs) indicate that something has ended?
  stop come to rest halt come to a screeching halt
• What words (transitive verbs) indicate that someone is stopping something?
  end (something) stop (something) stanch (flow of blood) obstruct (justice) arrest (progress) halt (traffic) impede (progress) inhibit (flow) delay (someone/event) hold up (traffic) detain (someone) discontinue (product) suspend (action) terminate (someone's life) conclude (story) cease (hostilities) desist from (doing something) bring closure to (something) curtail

States Location Here, there Touching, contact

Next to

• What words indicate that something is next to another?
  next to right next to right up next to by beside neighbor juxtaposed nearest

Grammar General words Be

Attribution

• What words are used to indicate an attribute of something?
  found to be discover to be turn out to be be in many ways

Grammar General words

Do

• What general words refer to someone doing something?
  do act actuate behave accomplish achieve attain conduct effectuate engage in execute exercise exert function give go about dabble in implement manage perform practice progress undertake up to use utilize work operate be involved in
• What words refer to the thing that is done?
  deed thing to do something to do what you do act (n) action activity event behavior accomplishment achievement attainment execution exercise function (n) job implementation measure performance practice (n) task undertaking work (n) workmanship feat exploits operation

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Agent-oriented modalities

Can

• What words indicate that someone is able to do something?
  can know how to be able to have the ability to capable

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Agent-oriented modalities

Can't

• What words describe a person's inability to do a job?
  can't do something not be able to do something cannot be incapable of not be capable of be unable to do something someone's inability to do something incompetent unqualified unfitted untrained not be equipped be ill-equipped powerless

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Agent-oriented modalities

Necessary

• What words indicate that something is necessary?
  must need to have to have got to

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Cause

• What words indicate that something is the cause or reason for an event or state?
  cause reason source because because of for this reason for the above reasons for the following reasons first cause origin breed (v) gives birth to due to owing to thus

Person Body condition

Tired

• What words describe someone who is tired?
  tired exhausted tired out worn out weary shattered drained beat dead beat be dead on your feet be ready to drop bushed pooped tuckered out knackered run down spent dog-tired haggard
• What words refer to something making someone tired?
  tire out wear out exhaust tire do someone in it nearly killed me take it out of weary fatigue drain tax wear someone down work someone to death

Person Healthy

Sick

• What words refer to feeling sick?
  feel ill not feel well feel rough feel funny feel sick feel sick to your stomach groggy feel faint
• What words describe someone who is often sick?
  sickly delicate be in poor health be prone to hypochondriac

Person Healthy

Treat disease

• What words refer to treating someone who is sick or injured?
  give someone treatment treat treatment medical treatment therapy therapeutic medical procedure rehabilitation medical aid first aid go to the aid of
• What words refer to taking care of someone who is sick?
  care for (a patient) nurse (a patient) nurse back to health look after hospice care

Person Life Birth

Pregnancy

• What words refer to a woman being pregnant?
  be pregnant be going to have a baby be having a baby be expecting bear carry carry to term

Person Life Birth

Fertile, infertile

• What words refer to being able to have children?
  fertile be able to have children fertility
• What words refer to being unable to have children?
  be unable to have children infertile sterile barren childless sterility unfruitful impotence impotent infertility

Person Life Die

Bury

• What words refer to burying a dead body?
  bury burial inter interment lay to rest entomb
• What words refer to leaving a body outside?
  expose (a body) funeral platform left to rot

Language and thought Think Mind

Think about

• What words refer to thinking about something for a period of time?
  think about brood cogitate consider give consideration to contemplate meditate muse mull over occupy your mind ponder reconsider reflect reflection ruminate speculate study weigh wonder go around in your mind do some thinking keep your mind on have something on your mind deduce deduction induction inductive logic apply yourself pay attention bethink conclude observe process reason theorize
• What words refer to trying not to think about something?
  ignore try to forget put out of your mind empty your mind

Language and thought Think Learn

Realize

• What words refer to realizing something?
  realize occur to dawn on become aware that strike hit sink in wake up to the fact that it clicked

Language and thought Think Understand

Mysterious

• What words describe something that is difficult to understand?
  vague oblique unclear not well worded cryptic hard to understand difficult to understand puzzle puzzling riddle

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Intend

• What words refer to intending to do something?
  intend aim expect mean to do something plan purpose resolve be set on
• What words describe something that someone intended to do?
  intentional intentionally on purpose because I wanted to

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Deliberately

• What words refer to doing something deliberately?
  deliberately on purpose intentionally pointedly make a point of knowingly consciously willfully mean to do something
• What words refer to not doing something deliberately?
  accidentally by accident by mistake unintentionally not mean to do something inadvertently unconsciously

Language and thought Want Decide, plan

Determined

• What words refer to being so determined that you are even willing to do something bad?
  go to any lengths be hell-bent on whatever the cost ruthless stop at nothing
• What words refer to the quality of being determined?
  determination ambition commitment drive endurance perseverance pertinacity resolve spirit fighting spirit steadfastness stick-to-itiveness tenacity will willpower

Language and thought Want Offer

Accept

• What words refer to accepting an offer?
  accept be acceptable to be receptive to take take up take someone up on something

Language and thought Want Offer

Reject

• What words refer to rejecting an offer?
  reject not accept refuse decline turn down take a rain check have nothing to do with turn up your nose at throw out say no to veto vote against give something the thumbs down dismiss rebuff

Language and thought

Emotion

• What words describe a person whose emotions are so strong that they lose control?
  hysterical have hysterics go to pieces fall apart break down have an emotional breakdown go berserk snap crack crack up give in to get carried away have a fit

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Angry

Annoyed

• What words refer to feeling annoyed?
  be annoyed feel annoyed be fed up be tired of be sick of have had enough of have had it have had it up to here be at the end of your tether
• What words refer to causing someone to feel annoyed?
  annoy antagonize bug exacerbate exasperate frustrate gall harass hassle irritate nag needle nettle pester piss someone off much to my annoyance it ticks me off it hacks me off get on your nerves get under your skin drive you crazy drive you nuts drive you up the wall

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Afraid

Worried

• What words refer to feeling worried?
  worry (v) feel worried be worried feel anxious be anxious be afraid feel afraid feel scared feel unsure agonize over wonder what is going to happen uneasy fret brood lose sleep not like the look of not like the sound of
• What do people say when they don't want someone to worry?
  Don't worry. There's nothing to worry about. Rest assured. Never mind.

Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Mention

• What words refer to mentioning something?
  mention refer to allude to touch on say briefly

Language and thought Communication Say Ask

Disclose

• What words refer to disclosing information?
  disclose unmask expose reveal unveil bring to light
• What words describe something that is not hidden?
  open openly in the open for all to see

Language and thought Communication Say

Criticize

• What words refer to strongly criticizing someone or something?
  slam pan tear to shreds pillory do a hatchet job on blast castigate condemn damn excoriate execrate
• What words refer to being criticized by someone else?
  receive criticism come in for criticism be under attack come under attack get a lot of flak take a lot of flak be open to criticism

Social behavior

Relationships

• What words refer to beginning a relationship?
  get acquainted get to know start a relationship develop a relationship form an association form a partnership
• What words refer to the process of relating to other people?
  relate to associate with affiliate with participate with partner with fellowship with interact with be acquainted with work with collaborate have a relationship going together going out going steady

Social behavior Relationships Disunity

Alone

• What words describe someone who spends a lot of time alone?
  solitary loner recluse keep to yourself
• What words refer to feeling lonely because someone you love is not there?
  miss want to see someone feel lonesome long for someone

Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports

• What is the leader of a team called?
  coach to coach a team call time out captain to captain a team

Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Football, soccer

• What is the leader of a team called?
  coach to coach a team captain to captain a team

Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Basketball

• What is the leader of a team called?
  coach to coach a team captain to captain a team

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Bad, immoral

• What words refer to doing something bad?
  sin (v) behave badly misbehave do wrong be up to something get into indulge in commit stoop
• What words refer to someone becoming bad?
  go bad go wrong turn to crime fall fall into sin

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Lack self-control

• What words refer to a lack of self-control?
  lack self-control indulge overdo permit do something to excess lose control get carried away break down give in to

Social behavior Conflict

Fight

• What words refer to enemies fighting?
  fight have a fight get into a fight fighting battle brawl bully clash come to blows confront duel engage (the enemy) face (an enemy) feud jostle joust oppose scuffle set-to spar skirmish squabble strive struggle tussle war wrestle be in the fray go on the warpath

Social behavior Religion

Heaven, hell

• What words refer to going to heaven or hell?
  pass on go to heaven go to hell

Daily life Food Food preparation

Steps in food preparation

• What words refer to allowing food to ripen?
  ripen age (cheese) allow cream to rise allow bread to rise

Daily life Fire

Burn

• What words refer to something burning completely?
  burn up burn down burn to the ground consume incinerate destroy by fire reduce to ashes

Daily life Sleep

Wake up

• What words refer to waking up?
  wake up come to awaken come out of a deep sleep be startled out of sleep
• What do people say to wake someone up?
  Time to get up. Rise and shine. Hey, sleepyhead.

Work and occupation Work Difficult, impossible

Advantage

• What words indicate that something gives one person an advantage over others?
  give someone an advantage give someone the edge be to someone's advantage be in someone's favor favor (v)
• What words indicate that something gives someone a disadvantage?
  be to someone's disadvantage be against

Work and occupation Work Experienced

Accustomed to

• What words refer to being accustomed to something?
  be accustomed to used to familiar with

Work and occupation Hunt and fish

Hunt

• What words refer to hunting animals?
  hunt (v) hunt (n) lay in wait blind decoy animal call bag an animal strike to cause injury strike hard kill flush an animal out of hiding to suddenly come out of hiding search hide capture chase away aim miss target shoot hit target nick

Work and occupation Finance Have wealth

Own, possess

• What words refer to owning something?
  own possess have belong to
• What words refer to claiming something as your own?
  call claim have dibs lay claim to stake a claim

Work and occupation Finance

Share wealth

• What words refer to sharing wealth with others?
  share hand out give out distribute dish out dole out give away give to charity give to the poor donate make a donation

Work and occupation Finance Share wealth

Give, donate

• What words refer to giving something to poor people?
  give give away donate go to make a donation subscribe to

Work and occupation Finance Borrow

Credit

• What words refer to credit?
  credit account place to your credit to the account of deposit

Work and occupation Business organization

Work for someone

• What words refer to firing an employee?
  fire someone send packing dismiss show the door to give the sack to lay off discharge let go

Physical actions Move Manner of movement Move quickly

Move slowly

• What words refer to moving more slowly?
  slow down slow up decelerate coast to a stop (its) speed fell ease off reduce your speed decrease your speed come to a stop

Physical actions Move Move toward something Leave

Arrive

• What words refer to arriving at a place?
  arrive arrival reach get to come to attain land landing advent

Physical actions Move Travel Travel by water

Dive

• What words refer to coming to the surface of the water?
  rise to the surface surface (v) float to the surface

Physical actions Move something Take somewhere

Return something

• What words refer to putting something back in its place?
  replace put back return (something) return to its place restore to owner

Physical actions Have, be with

Give, hand to

• What words refer to giving something to someone?
  give hand to pass to deliver

Physical actions Arrange Join, attach

Remove, take apart

• What words refer to taking something apart?
  take apart detach disunite disassemble disjoin uncouple unhook unfasten pull apart break up dismantle take something to pieces
• What words refer to things coming apart?
  come apart come free come loose come off come undone come unglued come unhooked come unstuck break up disintegrate fall apart fall off fall to pieces peel off pop off separate unravel unroll work free work loose

Physical actions Arrange

Simple, complicated

• What words describe a simple connection between two things?
  simple one to one
• What words describe a complex connection between two things?
  complex complicated one to many

States Quantity Plural

Few, little

• What words indicate that there is a very small amount of something?
  not much very little to speak of hardly any scarcely any almost no minimal negligible precious little next to nothing a smattering of a scrap of tiny minute
• What words refer to a small amount of money?
  next to nothing nominal a drop in the ocean paltry miserly a pittance peanuts

States Quantity More

Less

• What words describe something that is less than another thing in number or amount?
  less fewer not as much not so much not as many not so many lower to a lesser degree to a lesser extent be in the minority fewer and fewer less and less not more than at the most

States Big Distance

Near

• What words indicate that something is near something else?
  near nearby close close to close by not far practically on top of a short distance locally in the vicinity nigh around a stone's throw in the neighborhood
• What words refer to staying near something?
  stay close keep close hug cling to

States Quality Texture Sharp

Pointed

• What words refer to making something pointed?
  to point give a point to sharpen to a point

States Quality Type, kind Compare

Like, similar

• What words refer to something being like another thing?
  resemble bear a resemblance to akin to have an affinity with the same sort of

States Quality Good

Right, proper

• What words refer to something being right for a particular job?
  suit lends itself to be suited to be cut out for be made for fit the bill fit in be right for be the right person for make a good/ideal

States Time

Relative time

• What general words refer to one time in relation to another time?
  relative to in relation to before or after

States Time Aspectual time Past

Recently

• What words describe news of something that happened recently?
  latest up-to-date up-to-the-minute

States Time Aspectual time Future

Soon

• What words indicate that an event will happen soon?
  soon sooner almost approach close directly imminence imminent impending near presently quickly shortly about to in a little while not long won't be long almost here just around the corner in the near future about to happen any minute (now) in a minute in a moment

States Time Aspectual time Age

Modern

• What words describe a modern machine or system?
  modern up-to-date advanced sophisticated high-tech state-of-the-art be ahead of its time at the leading edge of at the cutting edge of
• What words refer to changing something to make it modern?
  modernize bring something up to date update

States Time

Continue, persevere

• What words refer to continuing to do something?
  continue (doing something) remain at (something) keep on (doing something) stay at (it) stick to (it) hold on keep (going) keep at (it) stick-to-itiveness sustain

States Location Here, there

Beside

• What words indicate that something is beside something else?
  be beside alongside along next to at your side be way over to the side be on the right be on the left

States Location Here, there

Touching, contact

• What words refer to two things touching each other?
  contact be in contact touch rest against up against together end to end
• What words refer to two things moving until they touch each other?
  come into contact make contact touch bump into come together brush skim graze meet connect butt up against come to rest against

Grammar General words

Be

• What words refer to something being something?
  be represent amount to form make constitute
• What words indicate that a group of things is something?
  make up form constitute add up to

Grammar General words Be

Exist

• What words refer to something starting to exist?
  appear arise coalesce come into being come into existence come to be develop emerge form materialize spring up take shape
• What words refer to something ceasing to exist?
  become extinct extinction die out disappear vanish cease to exist disappearance disintegrate disintegration fade loss

Grammar Very

Degree

• What words refer to a marked extent?
  up to as much as to the degree that

Grammar Very

Partly

• What words indicate that something is done partly?
  partly partially to some extent to a certain extent to a degree to some degree up to a point in part sort of

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Moods

Hortative

• What words indicate that something should be done?
  should ought to be responsible for be duty bound
• What words indicate that something should not be done?
  should not ought not to caution

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Uncertain

• What words indicate that something is uncertain because people have many different opinions about it?
  debatable questionable open to question open to debate moot point

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

And, also

• What words indicate that you are adding another thought to a previous one?
  and also too besides besides this as well so do I/so has she/so are they in addition not to mention likewise both...and and also again further in addition to not only...but also some...others first...then let me add

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

But

• What words indicate that the opposite of something is true?
  on the contrary contrary to in contrast as opposed to

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Limitation of topic

• What words indicate the specific area or topic that is being talked about?
  specify specified specification specifically in regard to with regard to in the case of concerning in the area of in with between...and as touching particular particularly more especially

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations

Result

• What words indicate the result of something?
  result outcome end to result in to lead to wages to end up being have as a consequence therefore so then consequently as a result for this reason with the result that so that as a result to cause which caused so that that accordingly then hence and so yield has the effect of

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of identificational and explanatory clauses

• What words are used to introduce an explanation?
  what I mean is that is to say let me add allow me to explain it's like

Universe, creation Sky Weather

Snow, ice

• What words refer to snow and ice turning into water?
  melt melt water thaw slush turn to slush

Universe, creation World Land

Earthquake

• What do earthquakes do?
  rock (house, ground) shake (house, ground) crack (ground) knock down (things) cause (buildings) to collapse ground splits earth shifts

Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Drip

• What do drops of water do?
  drip drip on fall to the ground splash on hit splatter sprinkle

Universe, creation Water Movement of water

Wave

• What do waves do to things?
  wash up on shore wash out to sea wash away erode wear away lift rise and fall with the waves rock

Person Body Internal organs

Heart

• What words refer to listening to the heart beating?
  take someone's pulse listen to someone's heartbeat feel for a pulse

Person Body functions

Sweat

• What words are used to describe a person beginning to sweat?
  break out in a sweat break into a sweat begin to sweat

Person Body functions

Defecate, feces

• What words refer to defecating?
  defecate go to the bathroom have a bowel movement void excrete poop take a crap evacuate your bowels purge your bowels void

Person Sense, perceive See

Show, let someone see

• What words refer to showing someone where something is?
  show point out point to mark indicate

Person Sense, perceive See

Visible

• What words indicate that something happens where people can see it?
  in full view of in front of in front of someone's eyes before someone's eyes in the open exposed to view unhidden within view

Person Sense, perceive See

Transparent

• What words describe something that cannot be seen through?
  opaque obscure dark darkened impervious-to-light

Person Sense, perceive See Appearance

Ugly

• What words describe someone who is not good looking?
  not good-looking plain homely not much to look at unattractive

Person Sense, perceive

Smell

• What words refer to something beginning to smell?
  start to smell

Person Sense, perceive

Sense of touch

• What words refer to not being able to feel anything?
  be numb have no feeling can't feel anything be insensitive (to pain) go to sleep go dead go numb lose feeling

Person Healthy

Injure

• What words describe someone who is not injured?
  unharmed unhurt unscathed come to no harm no harm done without a scratch in one piece walk away from

Person Healthy Disabled

Mute

• What words refer to the condition of being mute?
  be dumb mute unable to speak

Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Lose consciousness

• What words refer to regaining consciousness?
  regain consciousness come to come out of the coma

Person Healthy Treat disease

Doctor, nurse

• What words refer to going to a doctor?
  go to the doctor see a doctor consult a doctor

Person Healthy Treat disease

Hospital

• What words refer to being a patient in a hospital?
  go to the hospital have someone in stay in the hospital hospital stay admit discharge

Person Life

Marriage

• What words refer to being married to someone?
  be married to

Person Life

Sexual relations

• What words refer to having sex with someone?
  have sex with have intercourse make love sleep with go to bed with lovemaking coition coitus copulation coupling impregnate mate unite

Person Life Birth

Help to give birth

• What words refer to giving help to a woman who is giving birth?
  deliver delivery help to give birth midwifery obstetrics

Person Life Die

Corpse

• What words refer to a dead body decaying?
  decay decompose rot return to dust eaten by worms corrupt putrid putrefy

Person Life Die

Inherit

• What words refer to inheriting something?
  inherit receive an inheritance succeed to

Language and thought Soul, spirit

Personality

• What words describe personality traits?
  introvert extrovert outgoing shy quiet sociable talkative vivacious intense easy-going down-to-earth homespun melancholic phlegmatic choleric sanguine logical emotional unemotional impulsive cool-headed even keeled flamboyant

Language and thought Think Mind

Instinct

• What words refer to a natural ability to know what to do?
  instinct instinctive intuition intuitive sixth sense gut feeling just seem to know

Language and thought Think Learn

Study

• What words refer to studying something?
  study analyze check concern yourself with consider determine examine experiment (v) follow inquire into investigate learn look into/for look something up probe prowl seek search research study test trace track trail try to find out about

Language and thought Think

Know

• What words refer to knowing how to do something?
  know how to

Language and thought Think Understand

Misunderstand

• What words refer to misunderstanding something?
  misunderstand understand wrong fail to understand misinterpret interpret wrongly miss the meaning get it wrong mishear be mistaken lose (someone) lack of understanding

Language and thought Think Understand

Understandable

• What words describe something that is easy to understand?
  obvious transparent clear easy to understand evident

Language and thought Think Opinion Believe

Trust

• What words describe someone who cannot be trusted?
  untrustworthy can't be trusted not to be trusted

Language and thought Think Opinion

Agree with someone

• What words refer to two people coming to agreement?
  come to an agreement come together ratify a treaty

Language and thought Think Opinion Agree with someone

Protest

• What words refer to protesting?
  protest (v) object to remonstrate speak out against

Language and thought Think Opinion

Change your mind

• What words refer to refusing to change your mind?
  stand firm stand your ground stick to your guns

Language and thought Think Remember

Memorize

• What words refer to memorizing something?
  memorize commit to memory make a mental note record remember store

Language and thought Think

Expect

• What words refer to an expectation not happening?
  not come true fail to materialize

Language and thought Think Expect

Hope

• What words refer to hoping that something good will happen in the future?
  hope look forward to anticipate eagerly await bide desire dream be optimistic wish for fulfill hope

Language and thought Want

Request

• What words refer to saying something in order to acquire something from the other person?
  request make a request ask for something ask somebody to do something appeal make an appeal petition requisition solicit apply consult

Language and thought Want Request

Refuse to do something

• What words refer to refusing to do something?
  refuse refusal flatly refuse refuse point-blank not agree to will not say no decline shake your head turn down dig your heels in slam the door in someone's face draw the line at have none of

Language and thought Want Influence

Persuade

• What words refer to someone being persuaded to change his thinking or decision?
  come around to (someone's) view see it (someone's) way be won over

Language and thought Want Ask permission

Exempt

• What words refer to being exempt from a law or obligation?
  exempt free not bound by not answerable to immune from prosecution privileged excused

Language and thought Want Ask permission

Free to do what you want

• What words refer to being free to do something?
  free freely be at liberty to do something

Language and thought Emotion Feel good

Interested

• What words refer to causing someone to feel interested?
  interest get someone interested entertain stimulate stir appeal to attract someone's interest attract someone's attention interestingly hold your attention rekindle interest revive interest

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Enthusiastic

• What words refer to feeling enthusiastic?
  be into something be excited about be raring to go eagerly

Language and thought Emotion Feel good Interested

Attract

• What words refer to something attracting someone's interest?
  attract tempt seduce pull draw bring in lure appeal to

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Disgusted

• What words refer to feeling disgusted by something?
  be disgusted execrate feel awful feel revolted feel sick shudder at the thought shudder to think turn away in disgust be disgusted be grossed out can't stand can't bear

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Upset

• What words refer to becoming upset?
  get upset get worked up take something to heart

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid

• What words refer to feeling very afraid?
  terrified terror panic panic-stricken petrified scared stiff scared out of your wits scared to death

Language and thought Communication Say Voice

Speak poorly

• What words refer to not knowing what to say?
  not know what to say be speechless tongue-tied cat's got your tongue

Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Explain

• What words do people use when they start to explain something?
  in other words let me explain that is to put it another way put it like this put it this way let me rephrase that

Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Be about, subject

• What words indicate what something is about?
  about on concerning on the subject of regarding re with regard to in of

Language and thought Communication Say True

Contradict

• What words refer to contradicting what someone has said?
  contradict speak in opposition to disagree with speak against deny dispute argue against

Language and thought Communication Say

Speak with others

• What words refer to carrying on a conversation with other people?
  speak with converse carry on a conversation talk with talk to chat discuss

Language and thought Communication Say Speak with others

Call

• What words refer to calling someone?
  call holler at yell to yell at get someone's attention

Language and thought Communication Say Speak with others

Greet

• What words refer to a refusal to greet someone?
  refuse to greet snub ignore

Language and thought Communication Say Praise

Thank

• What words describe a person who feels thankful?
  thankful grateful gratefully appreciate appreciative be indebted to owe

Language and thought Communication Say

Promise

• What words refer to asking someone to do what he promised?
  hold you to your promise

Language and thought Communication Story

Saying, proverb

• What words do people use to begin a saying?
  as the saying goes as they say to coin a phrase

Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Point at

• What words refer to indicating something?
  indicate point to point at point out signal that gesture towards

Language and thought Teach

School

• What words refer to attending school?
  attend go to school enter school

Social behavior Relationships

Know someone

• What words refer to starting to know someone after you have met them?
  get to know get acquainted

Social behavior Relationships

Neighbor

• What words indicate that someone lives nearby?
  be neighbors live next to each other live near each other live in the same neighborhood live on the same street live nearby

Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Invite

• What words are used of causing people to meet together?
  invite extend an invitation invite over ask someone to something assemble bring together call up call together call a meeting collect convene gather mobilize muster rally request someone's presence round up summon bid someone come

Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Encounter

• What words refer to meeting someone when you did not intend to?
  encounter meet run into run across cross paths happen to see

Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group Visit

Welcome, receive

• What words refer to welcoming a person who has just arrived?
  welcome receive greet take in grant asylum open your door to admit

Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group

Participate

• What words describe a person's relationship with a group?
  join with hesitate to join stand apart stand aloof

Social behavior Social activity Come together, form a group Organization

Belong to an organization

• What words refer to belonging to a group?
  belong to a group be a member belong in something be on something

Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Game

Chess

• What events make up the game?
  opening move opening move queen to king's knight 4 advance castle capture take lose a piece check checkmate concede

Social behavior Behavior

Admire someone

• What words refer to admiring a person?
  admire be an admirer of accept approve of esteem (v) hold in someone in high esteem look up to have a high opinion of hold someone in high regard respect respectful think highly of think well of hold in honor

Social behavior Behavior Admire someone

Despise someone

• What words refer to despising someone?
  despise disdain disregard rebuff reject repudiate scoff scorn shun slight sneer at snub spurn be contemptuous of hold in contempt feel contempt for feel superior think someone is worthless think poorly of feel superior to look down on spit on be cliquish turn up your nose at

Social behavior Behavior Love

Not care

• What do people say when they don't care what happens, because they would be happy with whatever happens?
  not mind not be fussy it doesn't matter to me it doesn't bother me I'm easy suit yourself have no objection

Social behavior Behavior Love

Abandon

• What words refer to abandoning a place?
  leave leave (somewhere) never to return

Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Help

• What words refer to helping someone?
  help be of help help out with someone's help aid (v) come to someone's aid assist be of assistance support lend a hand do your bit rally round

Social behavior Behavior Do good to Help

Hinder

• What words refer to opposing someone?
  hinder hinder someone from oppose opposition stand in opposition to be antagonistic

Social behavior Behavior Do good to Cooperate with

Compete with

• What words refer to competing with someone?
  compete with try to beat gain an advantage over oppose engage fight struggle vie

Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Share with

• What words refer to sharing with others?
  share share with contribute toward give to be generous

Social behavior Behavior Do good to Share with

Entrust to the care of

• What words refer to giving something to someone for him to take care of?
  entrust to the care of assign commend commit trust with

Social behavior Behavior Honest

Faithful

• What words refer to being faithful?
  stand by stick by be true to

Social behavior Behavior

Self-controlled

• What words refer to controlling your eating?
  put a knife to your throat

Social behavior Behavior Polite

Crazy

• What words refer to being crazy?
  be nuts be crackers need your head examined be out of your mind be off your rocker be stark raving mad be out to lunch

Social behavior Behavior

Change behavior

• What general words refer to changing your behavior?
  change your behavior modify your behavior alter your behavior turn to something

Social behavior Behavior Culture

Habit

• What words refer to doing something because it is a habit?
  have a habit of doing something out of habit from habit force of habit be accustomed to

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble

Respond to trouble

• What does a person do when he is in trouble?
  cry for help rise to the occasion respond take action deal with

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Chance

Lucky

• What words refer to being lucky on a particular occasion?
  lucky fortunate be in luck have the good fortune to do something fall on your feet be in the right place at the right time luck out

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Chance

Unlucky

• What words refer to being unlucky on a particular occasion?
  unlucky unfortunate have the misfortune to do something have bad luck be out of luck a run of bad luck it's one of those days it's not my day

Social behavior Authority

Submit to authority

• What words refer to submitting to authority?
  submit to authority obey law abiding

Social behavior Authority Submit to authority

Disobey

• What words refer to being disobedient?
  disobey break the law refuse to submit rebel

Social behavior Authority Submit to authority

Serve

• What words refer to serving someone?
  serve service attend to wait on

Social behavior Authority

Status

• What words refer moving to a higher status or position in an organization?
  be promoted move up the ladder move on to higher things promotion rise advancement

Social behavior Government Ruler

King's family

• What is the person called who has been designated as the next king?
  the next king heir apparent successor to the throne Prince of Wales

Social behavior Government

Subjugate

• What words refer to subjugating someone?
  subjugate subject (someone) to authority

Social behavior Law Trial

Drop charges

• What words refer to dropping legal charges?
  drop charges decide not to press charges

Social behavior Law Judge, render a verdict

Fault

• What words refer to who is responsible for something bad?
  fault blame responsible be to blame for be guilty of be responsible for guilt responsibility guilty blameless innocent

Social behavior Law Punish

Imprison

• What words refer to the action of putting a person in prison?
  put in prison imprison to jail incarcerate lock up confine put in irons send to prison commit put away captivity

Social behavior Law Punish

Atone, restitution

• What words refer to atoning for a sin?
  atone expiate make up for make amends compensate repay pay for pay your debt to society

Social behavior Law Justice

Deserve

• What words indicate that someone deserves the problems they are having?
  deserve had it coming get what you deserve serve someone right get your just deserts get what was coming to you your punishment fits the crime

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Fight against something bad

• What words refer to fighting against someone who is trying to do something bad?
  fight fight against fight back put up a fight resist resistance put up a resistance meet with resistance stand up to make a stand take a stand hold out against hold your ground not be moved be unyielding not give in defend your ground oppose opposing opposition react withstand

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Attack

• What words describe a person or place that is easy to attack?
  vulnerable sitting duck be an easy target open to attack

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Defend

• What words refer to defending someone from attack?
  defend come to someone's defense in defense of in someone's defense guard protect safeguard shield stand up for stick up for

Social behavior Conflict Fight

Revenge

• What words refer to getting revenge?
  revenge get revenge take revenge in revenge avenge get back at get even with pay back repay requite retaliate in retaliation retribution wreak vengeance I'll get you for this be out to get

Social behavior Conflict War

Defeat

• What words refer to defeating an army or enemy in war?
  defeat annihilate beat conquer crush humble kayo lick master nip outmaneuver overcome overpower overwhelm prevail over rebuff reduce rout seize subdue subject subjugate thrash trample tread triumph vanquish whip bring someone to his knees scatter gain ground give someone a beating

Social behavior Conflict War

Win

• What words refer to winning easily?
  win easily win hands down sweep to victory romp home sweep the board

Social behavior Conflict War

Lose a fight

• What words refer to the process of losing a fight?
  lose a fight lose a war be defeated suffer defeat be beaten meet your match get the worst of it come off the worst take a beating go down fall fall victim to

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Make an appeal

• What words refer to one person asking another to do what is good?
  make an appeal appeal to entreat

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Appease

• What words refer to someone giving something to another to cause him to do something?
  bribe appease pacify give in to demands

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Negotiate

• What words refer to two people trying to reach an agreement?
  negotiate try to reach an agreement discuss terms

Social behavior Conflict Peace

Forgive

• What words refer to forgiving someone?
  forgive pardon release restore to favor clear your record have mercy on wipe the slate clean reassure accept accept an apology overlook a wrong cancel a debt

Social behavior Religion Miracle, supernatural power

Omen, divination

• What words refer to supernatural knowledge?
  supernatural knowledge foreknowledge supernatural insight ability to interpret dreams

Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Pray

• What words refer to praying to God?
  pray talk to God beseech

Daily life Food

Food preparation

• What words describe how thoroughly something has been cooked?
  raw rare medium well done under done under cooked over cooked burnt burned to a crisp crispy charred just right

Daily life

Fire

• What words refer to deliberately burning something?
  burn something set something on fire set fire to torch (v)

Daily life Fire

Light a fire

• What words are used of a person starting a fire?
  light a fire build a fire make a fire start a fire ignite light a match set on fire set fire to something blow into flames kindle

Work and occupation Work Method

Use

• What words refer to something being used for some activity or purpose?
  be used to be used for be for for

Work and occupation Work Method Work well

Busy

• What words describe a person who is busy and has a lot to do?
  busy have a lot to do have your hands full pressure overburdened

Work and occupation Work Method Work poorly

Give up

• What words refer to stopping work?
  give up quit resign offer to resign submit your resignation fire dismiss sack

Work and occupation Agriculture Tend a field

Neglect plants

• What words refer to neglecting plants?
  neglect allow to grow wild become overgrown let the weeds grow

Work and occupation Working with buildings Infrastructure

Road

• What words are used to describe a bad road?
  pothole road gone to pot rutted washboard dusty rough broken pavement cracked pavement worn pavement full of holes in need of repair

Work and occupation Occupation Working with water

Plumber

• What words refer to working on the plumbing?
  put in plumbing fix a pipe fix a leak to thread a pipe

Work and occupation Finance Have wealth

Rich

• What words refer to being rich?
  be wealthy be rich rich person the rich the wealth the upper class live comfortable be well-off well-to-do

Work and occupation Finance Accumulate wealth

Lose wealth

• What words refer to losing wealth?
  lose (wealth) lose your business lose your shirt loss suffer loss fail to make a profit go bankrupt fall behind fall into debt be unprofitable

Work and occupation Finance Financial transaction

Spend

• What words refer to spending lots of money?
  spend a lot go to great expense spare no expense shell out go through eat up

Work and occupation Finance Dishonest financial practices

Steal

• What words refer to stealing something?
  steal filch help yourself to lift nick pinch purloin rip off rustle take walk off with

Physical actions Posture

Sit

• What words refer to causing someone to sit?
  seat someone show someone to their seat

Physical actions Posture

Kneel

• What words refer to kneeling down?
  kneel kneel down get down on your knees bend the knee go down on one knee sink to your knees

Physical actions Posture

Bow

• What words refer to bowing?
  bow bow down bow to/before someone

Physical actions Move Move in a direction Move down

Fall

• What words refer to causing someone to fall?
  knock down push over trip knock someone to the ground bring down

Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Turn

• What words refer to turning around and moving in the opposite direction?
  turn around reverse direction retreat go back retire to the rear

Physical actions Move Move toward something

Move past, over, through

• What words refer to moving across something, such as a river, road, mountain range, or some other dividing line?
  move across go across cross go to the other side

Physical actions Move

Travel

• What words refer to moving from place to place?
  travel move from place to place move around voyage

Physical actions Move Accompany

Guide

• What words refer to guiding someone?
  guide lead show usher shepherd take the lead lead on lead the way show the way show someone to a place blaze a trail conduct escort precede go before marshal

Physical actions Move Pursue

Escape

• What words refer to running away from someone?
  run away run off bolt run for it make a run for it take to your heels scatter run for your life

Physical actions Move Not moving

Stop moving

• What words refer to stopping moving?
  stop come to rest halt brake

Physical actions Move Not moving

Wait

• What words describe how a person feels when he must wait?
  look forward to expectant (I) can't wait patient impatient

Physical actions Move something Handle something

Put down

• What words refer to putting something to the side of something else?
  put aside put to the side put beside move aside push aside

Physical actions Have, be with

Keep something

• What words refer to keeping something?
  keep save hold on to retain keep possession of

Physical actions Arrange

Mix

• What words refer to someone mixing things together?
  mix mix something with something mix things together add something to something amalgamate bring together coalesce combine commingle dilute fuse imbue interlard intermingle intermix join jumble lump meld merge mingle scramble unification unify unite

Physical actions Break, wear out

Repair

• What words refer to repairing something?
  repair fix mend restore restoration undo correct rebuild right put to rights

States Quantity Plural

Group of things

• What words indicate that something is a member of a group?
  member one of part of belong to go with

States Quantity More

Increase

• What words refer to increasing something by adding to it?
  add to strengthen swell augment supplement

States Quantity

All

• What words refer to all of something?
  all whole entire the lot every bit of every inch of every drop of in its entirety from start to finish the whole of totality

States Big Thick

Thin person

• What words refer to trying to become thin?
  try to lose weight watch your weight watch your figure diet be on a diet go on a diet slim (v)

States Big

Fit, size

• What words refer to changing the size of something so that it will fit?
  fit something to something resize

States Quality Shape

Horizontal

• What words describe something in a horizontal position?
  horizontal prone prostrate longwise flat on the ground on its side lie prone flush on an even keel on the level parallel to the ground

States Quality Texture

Sharp

• What words refer to making something sharp?
  sharpen give an edge to

States Quality Hot

Cold

• What happens to people when they get cold?
  shiver be blue with cold goose pimples goosebumps gooseflesh someone's teeth are chattering frostbite frostbitten freeze to death die of cold

States Quality

Type, kind

• What words refer to assigning something to a class?
  classify (with, as) classification class assign to a class categorize grade group sort

States Time Period of time

Week

• What words refer to a week?
  week this week last week next week the weeks to come

States Time Period of time

Month

• What words refer to a month?
  month this month last month next month the months to come

States Time Period of time

Year

• What words refer to a year?
  year this year last year next year the years to come

States Time Period of time

Era

• What words refer to an era?
  era age epoch the times generation this age the age to come

States Time Take time

A long time

• What do people say when they want someone to do something for a long time?
  take your time make it last we want this to last a long time

States Time Relative time Order, sequence

First

• What words refer to doing something that has never been done before?
  be the first to do something show the way lead the way pioneer break new ground

States Time Relative time Order, sequence

Last

• What words indicate that something is next to the last?
  next to the last the last but one penultimate

States Time Relative time Right time

On time

• What words indicate that something happens on time?
  on time right on time punctually promptly on cue on the dot at the right time at the designated time at the appointed time when expected right when it was supposed to happen at the exact moment

States Time Aspectual time Future

Not yet

• What words indicate that an event has not happened yet?
  not yet not now still need to wait it will be awhile (still) it will take some time not quite here almost

States Time Aspectual time Once

Sometimes

• What words indicate that an event happens sometimes?
  sometimes occasionally every so often once in a while at times now and again now and then from time to time

States Time Aspectual time Once

All the time

• What words indicate that a situation exists during a time period?
  throughout all through the whole time all day all week from start to finish

States Time Aspectual time Once

Never

• What words indicate that something that never happens?
  never not ever never once not once never for a moment not for a moment never ever at no time not in a million years never in a million years have never been known to do something

States Time Continue, persevere

Start again

• What words refer to continue doing something after stopping?
  continue start again resume get on with get around to

States Location Here, there

In front of

• What words indicate that two people are in front of each other?
  face to face facing each other

States Location Be at a place

Absent

• What words indicate that something or someone is not in a particular place?
  be absent not be here not be around be out not be in be away missing be off not be at not be there absence be gone not present be away nowhere to be found out of sight truant absent without leave AWOL missing in action not show up make yourself scarce minus someone be lacking lose elsewhere somewhere else

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Tense and aspect

Tense

• What words are used to indicate the future tense?
  will going to

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods Unsure

Think so

• What do you say when you think something is true, but you are not sure?
  I think so I guess so as far as I know to the best of my knowledge as far as I'm aware

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs

Evidentials

• evidence from folklore: the speaker claims that the situation described is part of established oral history (e.g., mythology).
  according to our ancestors...

Grammar Case Semantically similar events

With, do with someone

• What words indicate someone who does something with another person?
  with in conjunction with in partnership with in collaboration with side by side with shoulder to shoulder with

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations But

Instead

• What words indicate that something is true of one thing instead of another thing?
  instead rather than in place of in preference to in favor of in lieu

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

Dissociation

• What words indicate dissociation?
  without not with no relationship to apart from independent of from free from separated from

Grammar Connected with, related Coordinate relations

Distribution

• What words indicate distribution?
  throughout through from...to after each apiece

Grammar Connected with, related

Dependency relations

• What words express the fact that something is logically dependent on another?
  to depend on that depends depend upon dependency dependent hang on tied to lean on stand on supportive relationship

Grammar Connected with, related Dependency relations Cause

Without cause

• What words indicate that something is contrary to reason?
  contrary to reason absurd

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of transition

• What words are used to join two clauses or sentences without specifying the relationship between them?
  and then but now it happened that it came to pass that one day my next topic is my next point is now about

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of emphasis

• What words indicate that a phrase or sentence is important?
  then indeed surely so certainly in fact actually how you know really sure just you know don't you that how much more emphatically absolutely without question no way of course obviously you've got to be kidding it is just that the only thing is one thing that in reality only that as it were just as you can see as you know without a doubt don't you remember I am convinced that

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Honorifics

• What words are used in greetings to show respect?
  hey hi hello pleased to meet you

Grammar Name

Name of a person

• What words refer to giving someone a name?
  name (v) call be christened give a name to choose a name pick a name call him/her 'name'

Examples to examples

How do I use to in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I have to go to sleep.

This is never going to end.

I just don't know what to say.

I thought you liked to learn new things.

I don't want to wait that long.

I don't know what to do anymore.

I learned to live without her.

Would you like something to drink?

Let me know if I need to make any changes.

Would you like to dance with me?

I don't know what to say.

I simply don't know what to say.

I simply don't know what to tell.

It's because you don't want to be alone.

I'll do my best not to disturb your studying.

I told them to send me another ticket.

I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.

The last person I told my idea to thought I was nuts.

They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.

I don't want to be lame; I want to be cool!!

Movie subtitles

I'll make a lot of money. And go to Korea.

I'm going to pee my pants.

I'll come to pee again tomorrow.

Just go to sleep. If you don't want to die.

Jason sent you here to kill me!

Did you think I'll get tricked? Do you really think I was going to get tricked by you old man!

It's not like it was hard to live or even starve to death.

Shut your mouth. I'm going to kill you.

I'm going to you old man!

I don't want to be the mom?

Then, did he come to find me all the way from Australia?

I'm going to put it in the jajang sauce.

I will find you, Zero. to avenge Clovis!

C.C.-san came all the way here to see you.

Here, you need to go to the bathroom.

The plan to destroy Britannia.

I was planning to do this even without it.

What are you going to do from now on?

He doesn't have the ability to do it.

Thanks to that, the cooperation with the police and unions are in shambles.

Thanks to Zero, Britannia is in a state of confusion!

Don't rush it! The information that Kyoto is giving the Crimson Brocade to Zero is not definitive.

But. There are those who will want it to mean something and will start to analyze it.

Lelouch, is this what you wanted to see?

If you're willing to pay the price.

T-Rexes to Brontosauruses.

Stuff like that is easy to get because the screws turn a blind eye to those kind of things.

But the hardest thing to get past the screws is peanuts, or anything that contains peanuts, or anything that even MAY contain peanuts.

Kids will always be able to get their hands on PBJs.

And they're willing to pay, so there's a tonne of money to be made smuggling PBJs into the yard.

Then I package them and get them ready for distribution to all the hungry kids in the yard the next day.

Well, maybe if I had a bunch of flying reindeer, then maybe it wouldn't be so hard for me to get the product into the yard.

We spend all of our time trying to keep one step ahead of all the teachers.

The easiest way is just to use a catcher.

Well, I used to go to school here when I was a kid.

News and current affairs

SAN FRANCISCO - It has never been easy to have a rational conversation about the value of gold.

One successful gold investor recently explained to me that stock prices languished for a more than a decade before the Dow Jones index crossed the 1,000 mark in the early 1980's.

Some have argued instead that gold's long upward march has been partly driven by the development of new financial instruments that make it easier to trade and speculate in gold.

There is probably some slight truth - and also a certain degree of irony - to this argument.

After all, medieval alchemists engaged in what we now consider an absurd search for ways to transform base metals into gold.

In my view, the most powerful argument to justify today's high price of gold is the dramatic emergence of Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East into the global economy.

So, yes, there are solid fundamentals that arguably support today's higher gold price, although it is far more debatable whether and to what extent they will continue to support higher prices in the future.

Gold prices are extremely sensitive to global interest-rate movements.

After all, gold pays no interest and even costs something to store.

It is therefore dangerous to extrapolate from short-term trends.

If you are a high-net-worth investor, a sovereign wealth fund, or a central bank, it makes perfect sense to hold a modest proportion of your portfolio in gold as a hedge against extreme events.

PARIS - As the economic crisis deepens and widens, the world has been searching for historical analogies to help us understand what has been happening.

Today, the mood is much grimmer, with references to 1929 and 1931 beginning to abound, even if some governments continue to behave as if the crisis was more classical than exceptional.

Admittedly, getting to a much higher price for gold is not quite the leap of imagination that it seems.

With soaring deficits, and a rudderless fiscal policy, one does wonder whether a populist administration might recklessly turn to the printing press.

But gold bugs are right to worry about whether the government will honor its commitments under more extreme circumstances.

Today, with interest rates near or at record lows in many countries, it is relatively cheap to speculate in gold instead of investing in bonds.

At the same time, emerging-market central banks need to accumulate gold reserves, which they still hold in far lower proportion than do rich-country central banks.

Most economic research suggests that gold prices are very difficult to predict over the short to medium term, with the odds of gains and losses being roughly in balance.