voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
hold music; music on hold; hold tone
distinctive; characteristic
to become familiar (to one's ears)
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to become an expert; to be a master (of)
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
single-mother household; fatherless family
being very busy; busyness
household economy; family finances
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)