forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
to discuss; to talk together
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to have a relationship; to have relations
music industry; music business
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
long ago; already; a long time ago
to finish reading; to read through
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
immersion; being absorbed in
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen