| 1. | “Ejino tak ak eban lukkuun alikkar bwe ej jañin apdik an boṇ lañ,” Bojin eo eṃōkaj im uwaak. | “A little bit, but it won’t be very clear because the clouds are in the way and moving slowly,” the Boatswain quickly answered. P700 | apdik |
| 2. | Ḷōṃa e, ejino ekkōtoto tok, ” Bojin eo eba. | “Guys, it’s starting to get windy,” the Boatswain said. P547 | kōto |
| 3. | “Nejū e, kakkōt jirok bwe ejino eḷḷap ṇo,” Jema ejiroñ tok eō. | “Son, hang on; the waves are getting bigger,” Father yelled to me. P498 | jirok |
| 4. | “Nejū e, kakkōt jirok bwe ejino eḷḷap ṇo,” Jema ejiroñ tok eō. | “Son, hang on; the waves are getting bigger,” Father yelled to me. P498 | kōkōt |
| 5. | Ak ij aikuj uwe ilo tūreep in bwe in kōjparok ḷọk ḷe nejū bwe ejako ejino jikuuḷ | But I need to go on this trip so that I can make sure my son gets there in time to start school. P129 | kōjparok |
| 6. | Ak ke ekar raelepḷọk ejino kar ṃakroroḷọk | But as the afternoon progressed, the wind turned in our favor. P910 | ṃakroro |
| 7. | Ak lowaan wa eo ejino marok im jeitan ban loḷọkjeṇ. | But inside the boat it was starting to get dark and we couldn’t see very far. P138 | loḷọkjeṇ |
| 8. | Ej baj meḷan ḷọk ak ej kab jino an eñaktok aō im ejino peḷḷọk kōmālij e aō. | After a moment I began to realize what was happening and my head started to clear up. P586 | peḷḷọk |
| 9. | Ej etal wōt ak ejino an kōkōtoto tok im kōmjel Jema im ḷōḷḷap eo leladikdik. | Just as he was going, the wind started blowing and we all felt pleasantly cool. P112 | kōto |
| 10. | Ejino aemedḷọk ak ebarāinwōt wōr ṃōttan kain ṇe aproro. | The coolness of the evening was upon us as was our dilemma. P1022 | apaproro |
| 11. | Ejino aeñwāñwā ijo kōn armej. | It was starting to get noisy from all the people. P149 | aeñwāñwā |
| 12. | Ejino ibwij tok im wa eo ejino pelōñ tak im jepaan wōt ioon ọb eo. | The tide was starting to come in and the boat was starting to float upwards to the same level as the dock. P312 | jepaa- |
| 13. | Ejino ibwij tok im wa eo ejino pelōñ tak im jepaan wōt ioon ọb eo. | The tide was starting to come in and the boat was starting to float upwards to the same level as the dock. P312 | jepaa- |
| 14. | Ejino jebar mā ṇe | That breadfruit is beginning to sprout leaves. | jebar |
| 15. | Ejino jeḷā wāār ajri eo. | The baby is beginning to be able to crawl on its stomach. | wāār |
| 16. | Ejino jok tok marok eo im ikkōl in wōnāne ḷọk bwe kōṃro maroñ ḷe ijeḷmān doon. | It was starting to get dark and I was concerned about going back to the island because the two of us might get separated. P54 | kōkōl |
| 17. | Ejino jok tok marok eo im ikkōl in wōnāne ḷọk bwe kōṃro maroñ ḷe ijeḷmān doon. | It was starting to get dark and I was concerned about going back to the island because the two of us might get separated. P54 | ḷe ijeḷmān doon |
| 18. | Ejino kuṇōk | It's beginning to contract. | kuṇōk |
| 19. | Ejino ṃōṃōrāre (eṃṃōrāre) nuknuk kā aō. | My clothes are beginning to dry (in certain places). | ṃōrā |
| 20. | Eto de aō kar pād i lowa im bwiin kiaj im wōil eo ijo ejino kōṃōḷañḷōñ eō. | As soon as I got back in the engine room the smell of gasoline and oil started to make me feel nauseous. P652 | ṃōḷañḷōñ |
| 21. | Ikar leleḷọk im ej jibwi wōt ak ejino ñabñab ijo. | I gave him some and he filled his mouth and went to work on it. P1278 | ñabñab |
| 22. | Im jidik wōt an wa eo jino jaaḷ im ḷak anlọk, eletlet wūjḷā eo im wa eo ejino ajādik | The boat slowly turned to the north and when it was finally on course the sail filled with wind and we started to advance slowly. P851 | anlọk |
| 23. | Innem ekar jino wātok ri-kōjjājet ke ejino epaak an awaan jerak. | As the time for us to set sail approached, people to see us off started to arrive. P441 | kōjjājet |
| 24. | Ioon lọjet ejino an kain ṇe liṃaajṇoṇo bajjek. | The ocean started getting kind of choppy. P113 | liṃaajṇoṇo |
| 25. | Jema ejino jejeb lōñ ḷọk aḷaḷ. | Father started passing up lumber. P683 | jebjeb |
| 26. | Juon iaan ḷōṃaro ijo ejino ḷuḷuuki taij ko. | One of the men was starting to roll the dice. P154 | ḷuḷu |
| 27. | Juon ṇe jā ejino waḷọk mejaṃ. | A cataract is starting to form on your eye. | jā |
| 28. | Ke ij bar lelōñ ḷọk bakōj eo kein kōḷalem alen, ejino jiḷoḷọk injin eo. | As I passed up the fifth bucket of water, the engine started to slow down. P613 | jiḷo |
| 29. | Kiin ejino jen wa eo jān tōrerein wab eo im Kapen eo ekōjjeḷā laḷ ḷọk bwe en pāāk injin eo. | At that moment the boat started moving away from the side of the pier and the Captain called down that the engine should be put in reverse. P481 | kōjjeḷā |
| 30. | Kōm ḷak ilbōk Kapen eo ejino kōkeroro, āinwōt ñe jej jeja. | We were all so surprised when the Captain started to yell like nothing we had heard before. P1043 | jeja |