leading part; leading actor; leading actress
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
string instrument; stringed instrument
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to encamp; to take up positions
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
contrabass; double bass; bass
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
number; number plate; license plate
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to listen to in an ecstasy
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through