excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
connection; link; relationship
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
(national) capital (city); metropolis
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to gain fame; to make one's name
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
honorific/polite/humble prefix