I will give u my opinion, in ur case u don't have the EMD, because when u add (+s) or(the) u the go with th PHRASE domain not the EXACT.
And after Panda, google doesn't put many cares on EMD, it just see ur site quality, so if i were u i may get a short domin has 1 of my keywords i target.
EXAMPLE:
if i target [ fast diet]
i may get: http://www.dietrz.com [like fiverr & flickr]
Here you will get the keyword diet in bold while searching, like [http://www.[B]diet[/B]rz.com]
if u targer [generate cash online] u may get http://www.i
cash.com
-Google love brand names much more than EMD, because G hate sniper sites which made just to target one keyword.
-In another way, u also get 1 word of your keywords u hope to rank for.
-And you also keep ur domain much more unique because it is under 6 characters like Fiverr & Flickr
-And also it is good sign for google because google will give u it's trust.
ANY WAY, THIS IS MY VIEW POINT
