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beginning; clue; starting point

4

cut-in (printing); insertion; inclusion; built-in; predefined; embedded (e.g. software)

3

state of progress

2

headphone; headphones

10

silent; mute; dumb

8

background music; BGM

10

monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic

3

unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

3

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

9

digital music

1

contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

18

music production on a desktop computer; computer music

1

gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

24

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

22

initial stage

1

certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

1

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long

8

human body

1

average value; mean value; mean; expectation

1

player

8

popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)

2

graphics file

4

balance; equilibrium

1

tendency to become totally absorbed in something; monomania; perfectionism; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders

1

gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

5

to appear uneasy; to appear anxious

2

painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting

5

standard value; reference value; nominal value

1

creator; author; artist

1

forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

12

professionalism; professional awareness; professional attitude

3

action; operation; process; agency; effect; function

6

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

1

waste; extravagance

3

concession; conciliation; compromise

7

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

3

to harden one's heart; to steel oneself

1

rare

3

severe; fierce; stern

1

wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language

1

(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing

1

interview

20

to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

18

as planned; according to plan

17

to taste; to try (food or drink)

4

indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

4

boiling water

2

younger sister

2

isolation; being alone; being friendless

5