mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
serious; not joking; straight
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
reality; actuality; hard fact
curse; spell; malediction
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
almost; roughly; approximately
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
having said that; on the other hand
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically