to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
south entrance; south exit
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
facing south; southern exposure
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
the first star to appear in the evening
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
out of the question; unthinkable; impossible
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
the reverse; other side; lining
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid