yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
wish; desire; request; prayer
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to need; to call for; to require
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far