fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
in the morning; during the morning
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
to gather; to collect; to assemble
as planned; according to plan
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
just past noon; afternoon
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows