composition; setting (of music)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
plural; multiple; several
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
translational equivalent; equivalent word in translation
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
self-consciousness; self-awareness
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus)
difference; variation; difference
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
chance (of success); odds
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to perform; to play; to act
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to finger; to tamper (with)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
the other day; lately; recently
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time