ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
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.)
company; corporation; workplace
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
all; entire; whole; altogether
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although