hey there; I say; see here
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to thrust down; to push off
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
feeling; sense; impression
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
contrarian trading; contrarian investing
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
what kind of; what sort of; what
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt