lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to be surprised; to be astonished
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
equality; impartiality; evenness
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
indicate reason; infers some protest
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
memory; sense; experience
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
place; situation; position; location