back; rear; background; behind the scenes
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
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
imagination; supposition; guess
recreation; diversion; relaxation
intelligence gathering; information gathering
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
feeling; sense; impression
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
at someone's (something's) mercy
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post