performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
centre; center; center fielder
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
by your leave; with your permission
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
trying out (a musical instrument; e.g. in a store); test-playing
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
time; season; period; phase; stage
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
ensemble; harmony (between performers); coordination; ensemble (of clothes); outfit
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; declining; turning down; rejection; nonacceptance
center half; centre half; channel; Order of the Companions of Honour (British order)
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
to mix; to stir; to blend
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
battlefield; battleground
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just