important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
melodic subject; theme; motif
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
Missa solemnis (Beethoven)
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
genius; prodigy; natural gift
explosion; rupture; break off
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
end (of an era, century); close; descendant
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
audience; attendance; hearers
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
suggestion; hint; implication
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist