to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
on one hand; on the other hand
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
instrumental; instrumental music
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to attempt; to test; to try out
Western music; European music
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
sensitivity; susceptibility
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
commitment; pledge; promise
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
(the art of) storytelling
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
how; in what way; by what means
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
job hunting; job searching
interview (e.g. for a job)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord