flute player; flutist; flautist; piper
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
relatively; comparatively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
preference; priority; precedence
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
participation; joining; entry; adherence
individual; private person; personal; private
so; to such an extent; such
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
time; hour; period; class
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail