or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
loving something but being very bad at it
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
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)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
transexual; gender swap (in fan fiction, etc.); genderswap; total station; tracking stock
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
silence; stillness; quietness
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage