living; lifestyle; living room
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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.)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
gong (instrument); gong (sound at the end of round, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly