spell; charm; incantation; magic words
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
professional wrestling move
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
walking heavily; lumbering
five (long cylindrical things)
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
vomiting blood; hematemesis
self-assessment; self-declaration; self-certification; personal statement
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
aptitude; aptness; suitability
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
better than nothing; better than none at all
reverse; moving in reverse; rewinding (a tape, etc.); vomit; rebirth