teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
mobilization; mobilisation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
campaign (vote-getting) speech (for a candidate)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
proportional representation
failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
your company; your shrine
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
until now; so far; up to the present
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
electoral district; precinct
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
association; union; guild