to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
incident; affair; happening; event
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to carry around; to carry on one's person
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
signed book; autographed book
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
alone; by oneself; on one's own