(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
large amount of money; great cost
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
choices; alternatives; options
reality; actuality; hard fact
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
shopping; purchased goods
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
for this very reason; that is exactly why
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
estimate (of costs); budget
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
without being discouraged by this (experience); without letting this put (you) off; without being held back by this