to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
national holiday; public holiday
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
watch (timepiece); watch (turn to watch or guard something); watching; watch cap
being on duty; person on duty
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
considerably; greatly; a lot
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
region; limits; stage; level
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
although; though; despite the fact that ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating