unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
performing music in the street; busking
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
major (recording) label debut
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
that's the way it is; such is life
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point