self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
health problem; health issue
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
center; centre; metropolis
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to provide (a person) with a bodyguard
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
broad (view, perspective, etc.); wide; large
one example of (when there are more examples)
to start working; to take action
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
to assemble; to set up; to construct
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
about when; about what time; how soon
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
appropriation; misappropriation; making one's own
hue; color phase; colour phase
starting point; point of departure
separate case; another matter