accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
steering (a boat); helmsman; steersman; guidance; leadership; leader
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
prey (i.e. of a predator); kill; victim (of a crime, a hoax, etc.)
flames produced by an explosion; explosive flames
column of water; water column
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
everything; anything; nothing
going straight on; going straight ahead
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
opposite side; opposition