first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
no matter how much time passes
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
subordinate work; assistant; servant
selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to become better; to improve
foreign; abroad; overseas
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
white line; linea alba (anot.)
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up