I see; that's right; indeed
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 ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
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; expression; honor; honour
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
feeling; sense; impression
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
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 find; to gather
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
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; that way; the other party; the other person
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; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)