thorough; exhaustive; complete
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
it is not (like that) either
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to be talked about behind one's back
distinction; differentiation; classification
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
conviction; belief; confidence
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
still; even now; to this day
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
question; inquiry; enquiry
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
general idea; concept; notion
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing