yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be needed; to be wanted
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to talk; to chat; to chatter
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
being closed (e.g. clinic); not seeing patients; not accepting patients
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
police; police officer; police station
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
police officer; policeman; constable
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
please (give me); please (do for me)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
to become desperate; to give in to despair