older brother and older sister
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
nothing but; except; no more than
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
secret; private; surreptitious
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to gather; to collect; to assemble
of course; certainly; naturally
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
each individual; each person
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
the front; honest; upright; decent
tune (melody, piece of music)
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
region; limits; stage; level
musical composition; tune
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
way of playing (an instrument); style of playing; playing technique