front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
different opinion; objection
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
tonfa; traditional Okinawan weapon similar to a nightstick
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
tuning (an instrument); temperament
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
composition (of music); setting; writing music
(instrumental) solo; recital
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
very loud volume; megavolume
regular customer; general audience; general public
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
notice; attention; observation
(musical) instrumentalist
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme