this world; this life; world of the living
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to eke out a living; to barely manage to get by
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
paste; glue; clothing starch
person of doubtful origin
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy
the world of music; the music world
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to blame; to find fault with
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
distant look; faraway look
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
out of one's line; out of one's field
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to revere; to respect; to worship
nothing but; none other than
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
stirring; slight movement
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing