tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
extraterrestrial life; ET
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
to use and then throw away
sample; specimen; test piece
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to become decrepit and ugly with age
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block