Pronunciation: Placement of word stress

The following words have stress falling on the first syllable. Many of us – Cantonese speakers – put the stress on the wrong syllable, which makes our utterances unnatural.

blueprint: The report is being heralded as a ~ for the future of transport.
breakdown: The ~ of negotiation was not unexpected.
breakthrough: to achieve a ~ in a negotiation
candlelight: a romantic time in the ~
copyright: He owns the ~ on this song.
cover-up: Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the ~.
deadline: We are working to a very tight ~.
fingerprint: The ~ on the wine glass eventually led to the arrest of the murderer.
footbridge: We can use a ~ to cross a traffic-heavy street.
hairpiece: Michelle wears a ~ when she goes out.
headway: We are making little ~ with the negotiations.
insights: The book gives us fascinating ~ into life in Mexico.
lifestyle: Now that he is a billionaire, he is living a ~ quite different from that in the past.
lipstick: Susanne has more than 15 ~s of various shades of colour.
nightmare: Unfortunately, the trip turned into a ~.
overtime: During the peak season, many people have to work ~.
sunrise: The ~ was a stunning spectacle.
underwear: For a 2-day trip to Singapore, she packed one change of ~.
upkeep: Tenants are responsible for the ~ of rented property.
uplift: The news gave them a much needed ~.
uproar: A proposal to introduce 'national education' provoked an ~ from the public.
welfare: They would rather work than live on ~.
wheelchair: A car accident consigned him to a ~.