to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
hairdressing product (creams, gels, etc.); hairdressing fee; charge for a haircut
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
attendance (at school); going to school
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
not caring; not giving a damn
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
self-consciousness; self-awareness
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to be embarrassed; to lose face
than; from; out of; except; but; more