worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
(instrumental) solo; recital
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
3000; three thousand; many
solo activities (e.g. of a band member); solo work; performing solo; solo career
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
hit (film, song, book, etc.); bestseller; blockbuster
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to use X as a selling point
using as an intermediary; through
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to have one's horizons broadened
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
music theory; musical theory
sequencer; programmable logic controller; PLC
soundproofing; sound insulation
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
earplug (for protection against noise or water)
canalphones; in-ear headphones
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to become calm; to die down