width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
strangling (to death); strangulation
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
desperately; for one's dear life
place where music lessons are given; music class; music school
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
participation; joining; entry
robbery and murder; murder during robbery
(criminal) investigation headquarters
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
only; merely; but; no more than
legendary; folkloric; traditional
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
master; teacher; stable master
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
foreign; abroad; overseas
many; much; plenty; hardly
as a child; when one was a child
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly