to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
near; close; beside; third person
to tighten; to press hard
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to pause; to have a short intermission
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(necessary) personnel; required person
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
I see; that's right; indeed
coincident with; while; simultaneously
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
adds force or indicates command
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
communication skills; communication ability
creator; inventor; developer
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
a rival horse or candidate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
image; figure; figure; form; image
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful