sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
both (people); the two of them
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
then; well; so; well then
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
article; news story; report; account
galley (tray); galley proof
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up