hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
in every way; in every aspect; from every angle
God; god; ace; king; superior person
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
educational institution; school; academy; campus
senior high school; high school
second-year student; biennial
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be surprised; to be astonished
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed