father; dad; husband; you; he
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
how; in what way; how about
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
results; record; grades; marks
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
as you see; as you can see
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
neighbourhood; neighborhood