| 1 | "Thanks," he said feebly. | |
| 2 | Dialects are already slowly dying in Singapore. | |
| 3 | The old man has been ill for half a year and is about to breathe his last. | |
| 4 | The dying man panted out his last wishes. | |
| 5 | Only when coming to the end of resources and having no way out, people would: Rise! |