deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to rock; to shake; to swing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to feel; to sense; to experience
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
people; men and women; each person; everybody
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
beginning; outset; first; onset
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report