when;  at what time;  how soon;  normal times;  ordinary days
 interval;  period of time;  among;  between;  good opportunity;  chance
 to be late;  to be delayed;  to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.);  to lag behind;  to be bereaved of;  to be preceded by (someone) in death
 to slide;  to slip off;  to get dislocated;  to be out of alignment;  to get dislodged;  to deviate
 that is to say;  that is;  in short;  in brief;  clogging;  obstruction;  shrinkage
 certain;  sure;  doubtless;  I have no doubt;  You can depend on it;  It's a safe bet
 to become known;  to come to light;  to be known;  to be understood;  to clearly not amount to much;  to be insignificant
 talk;  speech;  topic;  subject;  discussions;  negotiation;  rumor
 but;  however;  (and) yet;  nevertheless;  still;  for all that
 whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
 everyone;  everybody;  all;  everything;  all
 limit;  limits;  degree;  extent;  the end;  the last;  as long as ...
 establishing proof;  demonstration;  substantiation
 timid;  weak-kneed;  fainthearted;  bearish (e.g. market)
 no good;  not serving its purpose;  hopeless;  wasted;  cannot;  must not
 indictment;  prosecution;  complaint
 to be able (in a position) to do;  to be up to the task;  to be ready;  to be completed;  to be made;  to be built;  to be good at
 expressly;  especially;  taking the trouble (to do);  intentionally;  deliberately
 although;  despite;  whereas;  while;  if only;  I wish
 denouncing;  calling (e.g. somebody a thief);  branding (as)
 sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
 least;  lowest;  worst;  awful;  horrible;  at the very least
 to finish;  to end;  to merely result in something less severe than expected;  to feel at ease;  to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone;  to be sorry
 Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions);  Singapore
 Mr;  Mrs;  clan;  he;  him;  counter for people
 to face (each other);  to be facing;  to be directed toward (the future, etc.);  to be in response to;  to receive (a client, etc.);  to compare with
 desperate situation with no escape;  being driven into a corner;  being cornered;  last extremity
 pinch;  crisis;  tough spot;  clothespin
 to give up;  to abandon (hope, plans);  to resign oneself (to)
 statement;  remark;  observation;  utterance;  speech;  proposal
 proof;  testimony;  demonstration;  verification;  certification
 idea;  conception;  way of thinking;  approach;  expression
 (sudden) change;  reversal;  turn-around;  coming from behind (baseball)
 reverse;  opposite;  converse (of a hypothesis, etc.);  inverse (function)
 change in pronunciation or meaning of a word;  sound change;  word with an altered pronunciation or meaning;  turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
 in the first place;  to begin with;  after all;  anyway;  beginning;  start
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 nonexistent;  not being (there);  unowned;  not had;  unique;  not;  impossible
 appearing ...;  looking ...;  way to ...;  method of ...ing;  form;  style
 how;  in what way;  why;  for what reason;  cannot possibly;  no way
 after all;  because;  but;  even;  too;  as well