(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
maintaining the status quo
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
influence; clout; leverage
an issue being settled; a case being closed
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
physical evidence; material evidence
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
the real criminal; true culprit
originally; by nature; from the start
source of information; intelligence source; message source
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
special radio or television programme; television special
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
sympathy; compassion; pity
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
useful thing; usable article