it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
main force; chief object; mainline
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
article; news story; report; account
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
feeling; sense; impression
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
opposite; reverse; contrary
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
time; hour; period; class