base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
death from cold; freezing to death
performing style; acting style
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
composition (of music); setting; writing music
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
non-alcoholic; alcohol-free
one-hit wonder; flash in the pan; all-or-nothing gambler; one-shot speculator; slugger; home-run batter
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
public relations department (section, office)
finding employment; getting a job
to overdo; to do too much
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
white; correction fluid; white-out
type of occupation; occupational category
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
gradation; gradation haircut; taper