this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
how; in what way; by what means
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
deceiving; cheating; fooling
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
phoenix (esp. fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
so; like this; in this way
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt