poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
porcelain; china; chinaware
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
college of music; school of music; music college
major subject; special study
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
1,000,000; one million; million; many
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
contemplative; meditative
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
in public; in company; in the presence of others
demo tape; demonstration tape
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to have a relationship; to have relations
precocity; early ripening; premature development
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
the opposite sex; isomerism
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging