tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
private opinion; personal view; personal opinion
dominion; territory; possession
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
by myself; in person; by oneself
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to have a meal; to take a meal
starting line; starting point
special training; intensive training; crash course
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
entrance; admission; entering
scene; sight; scenario; setting
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
in the end; on top of that
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
exhaust sound; exhaust note
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
to overflow; to brim over; to flood