to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
for example; for instance; e.g.
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
I see; that's right; indeed
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
explanation; interpretation
to make oneself available (free)
bolt from the blue; great surprise
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state