to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
question; inquiry; enquiry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
body; group; party; company; troupe
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
item; something that one "just has to have"
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
small number; few; minority
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
affiliate; member; entrant; participant; (telephone) subscriber
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind