fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
pitching ability; counter for pitches
dropout; quitter; deserter
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to gain on; to put pressure on; to close in on
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
covered with; stained; smeared
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
grudge; complaint; reproach
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
succeeding; following; trailing; next
driving at reduced speed; running at reduced speed (e.g. train)
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
chilly; unpleasantly cold