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Roughly 400 very common English words
dog, cat, fish, bird, animal, snake, cow, pig, mouse, horse, elephant, tail, wing
train, plane, car, bicycle, bus, boat, tire, gasoline, train ticket
city, house, street, airport, train station, bridge, hotel, farm, crowd, court
hat, dress, skirt, shirt, T-shirt, pants, shoes, pocket
red, green, blue, yellow, green, brown, pink, orange, black, white, gray, light, dark
son, daughter, mother, father, man, woman, brother, sister, family, grandfather, grandmother, husband, wife, king, queen, neighbor, boy, girl, religion, death, money
coffee, tea, wine, beer, juice, water, milk
eggs, cheese, bread, soup, cake, chicken, pork, beef, apple, banana, orange, lemon, corn, rice, oil, seed, knife, spoon, fork, plate, cup, breakfast, lunch, dinner, sugar
table, chair, clock, bed, lamp, window, door, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, pencil, pen, photograph, soap, cell phone, computer, laptop, camera, television, book, key, paint
head, face, hair, eye, mouth, nose, ear, tongue, back, finger, toe, leg, foot, heart, blood, brain, tooth, knee, sweat, disease, bone, beard, tear (drop)
sea, river, mountain, rain, snow, tree, sun, moon, forest, plant, wind, soil/earth, flower, valley, root, lake, star, grass, leaf, air, sand, beach, ocean, wave, morning, evening, night
Teacher, doctor, waiter, secretary, priest
glass, metal, wood, stone, clay, meter, centimeter, kilogram, inch, pound, half, circle, square, silver, gold, diamond, copper
ball, game, price, gun, dream, left, right, straight, bag, box, barrel, map, a dot, poison, needle, consonant, vowel, light, yes, no
Summer, Spring, Winter, Fall
zero, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty one, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, hundred, thousand, million
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow
year, month, day, hour, minute, second
first, second, third, fourth, fifth
to work, to play, to go, to walk, to run, to drive, to follow, to think, to speak/say, to eat, to drink, to kill, to die, to smile, to laugh, to cry, to buy, to shoot a gun, to jump, to smell, to see, to taste, to touch, to hear, to kiss, to burn, to melt, to dig, to explode, to sit, to stand, to love, to drive, to pass, to cut, to fight, to lie down, to dance, to sleep, to wake up, to sing, to count, to marry, to pray, to win, to lose, to mix/stir, to bend, to wash, to cook, to open, to close
long, short, tall, short, wide, narrow, big, small, slow, fast, hot, cold, new, old, good, bad, wet, dry, sick, healthy, loud, quiet, happy, sad, beautiful, ugly, deaf, nice, mean, rich, poor, thick, thin, expensive, cheap, flat, curved, male, female, tight, loose
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