readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to be silent; to say nothing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected