swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
alone; by oneself; on one's own
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
number one; first; best; most; game; round
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
one thin flat object; one sheet
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank