each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
foreign; abroad; overseas
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
genius; prodigy; natural gift
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
toilet; lavatory; powder room
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
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)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
question; inquiry; enquiry
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in