peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
to take someone's life; to kill someone
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
poisoning; kill by poison
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
hiding one's embarrassment
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
covered with; stained; smeared
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
millions; several million; a few million
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
looking into distance; watchtower; distant view
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
stridor; wheezing; noisy breathing
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help