Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be in complete attendance
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
epidemic; plague; pestilence
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
while; even though; despite
preference; priority; precedence
topic of discussion; agenda
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
unidentifiable; unidentified
end of life; death; annihilation
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
conference room; council room
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)