singing contest; person proud of their voice
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
place; room; margin; scope
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
simultaneous; all at once
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
sense of sound; sense of pitch
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to keep a watchful eye on
self control; self restraint
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
just because; even if; even though