opening fully; full throttle; full power
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
elder sister; older female friend
chink in the armor (armour)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
technique; art; skill; move
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
serious; not joking; straight
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
present (brought by a visitor); gift
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
all present; all concerned; all of us
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light