opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
but; however; provided that
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
serious; severe; grave; acute
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
commander; commanding officer; CO
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
long talk; long-winded speech
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
naturally; of course; understandably
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
to say; to be called; to do
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to apologize; to apologise
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion