until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
keeping things tidy and in order
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
please (give me); please (do for me)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others