severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
it's no joke; gimme a break!
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 roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
perfect; complete; flawless
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
in that manner; like that
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
perfect; perfection; perfect game
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
Western music; European music
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to