religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
founder of a religious sect
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
colonization; colonisation
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
laser; Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be worried; to be troubled
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
police; police officer; police station
fire brigade; fire company
mass communication; mass media
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to discuss; to talk together
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying