regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to subsist; to keep on living
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
reality; actuality; hard fact
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale