composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
nothing but; except; no more than
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
failure; mistake; blunder
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
just because; even if; even though
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
feeling; sense; impression
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
article; news story; report; account
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout