fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
singing voice; (sound of) singing
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
depending on; dependent on
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
incompetent; have no merit
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
clapping and cheering; applause
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
surroundings; environs; circumference
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
continuation; succession; series
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern