absence; disregard; indifference
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to settle (in a place); to settle down
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to blow through; to blow across
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
door; gate; opening; title page
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
don't you think?; indicates question
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
very young; little; childish; immature
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
feeling; sense; impression
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is