background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
feather; plume; plumage; down
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
applicant; candidate; volunteer
voice training; vocal exercises
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
having an immediate effect; taking immediate effect
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
something extra; something on top; and then some; icing on the cake
multitasking; multitasking (person); simultaneous (activity); concurrent
awareness; realization; noticing
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
I don't like it; it's troublesome; it's too much; it's awful
to keep a watchful eye on
talk; story; conversation
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
rapid completion; intensive training
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
endless; boundless; everlasting
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry