thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
very important person; VIP
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ten best people (in a particular field)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet